canistră

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanister, from English canister, from Latin canistrum (“wicker basket”), from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron, “wicker basket”), from κάννα (kánna, “reed”) +‎ -τρον (-tron), from Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm, “reed”).

Noun

canistră f (plural canistre)

  1. jerrycan

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative canistră canistra canistre canistrele
genitive-dative canistre canistrei canistre canistrelor
vocative canistră, canistro canistrelor
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