canet

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ca +‎ -et. In the sense of "five-cent coin", from the resemblance of the device of a lion to a dog. (Compare Castilian perra chica.) The card game takes its name from the coin.

canet (moneda de 5 cèntims)

Noun

canet m (plural canets)

  1. Diminutive of ca (“dog”)
  2. (obsolete) a five-cent coin
  3. a betting card game

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French canette, with a change of gender.

Noun

canet m (plural canets)

  1. a mug for beer with a capacity of one liter
  2. a round earthenware jug for liquor, especially gin

Further reading

Latin

Verb

canet

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of canō

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

canet

  1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of canu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
canet ganet nghanet chanet
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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