cani

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ni/
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Hyphenation: cà‧ni

Etymology 1

Noun

cani m

  1. plural of cane

Etymology 2

Adjective

cani

  1. masculine plural of cano

Anagrams

Kanakanabu

Kanakanabu cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : cani

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Numeral

cani

  1. one

Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

canī

  1. present passive infinitive of canō

Noun

canī

  1. dative singular of canis

Romanian

Adverb

cani

  1. Obsolete form of cam.

References

  • cani in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin canis, canem. Compare Aromanian cãni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ni/
  • Hyphenation: cà‧ni

Noun

cani m or f (plural cani)

  1. dog

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of canijo, used as a form of address.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkani/
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Syllabification: ca‧ni

Noun

cani m (plural canis, feminine choni, feminine plural chonis)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory, Spain) chav, townie/towny (working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle)
    Synonym: poligonero
    Antonyms: pijo, cayetano
    • 2013, “Llamando a las puertas del cielo”, performed by Nega:
      Y mientras el progre de izquierda panoli / Criminaliza al cani pero se pajea pensando en la choni
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

Venetian

Noun

cani m pl

  1. plural of can

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Verb

cani

  1. second-person singular future colloquial of canu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cani gani nghani chani
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.