kann

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See also: Kann and känn

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Swedish kanna.

Pronunciation

Noun

kann (genitive kannu, partitive kannu)

  1. jug, pitcher
  2. kettle
Inflection
Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kann kannud
accusative nom.
gen. kannu
genitive kannude
partitive kannu kanne
kannusid
illative kannu
kannusse 		kannudesse
kannesse
inessive kannus kannudes
kannes
elative kannust kannudest
kannest
allative kannule kannudele
kannele
adessive kannul kannudel
kannel
ablative kannult kannudelt
kannelt
translative kannuks kannudeks
kanneks
terminative kannuni kannudeni
essive kannuna kannudena
abessive kannuta kannudeta
comitative kannuga kannudega
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly baby speech from kaunis (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kann (genitive kanni, partitive kanni)

  1. toy
Inflection
Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kann kannid
accusative nom.
gen. kanni
genitive kannide
partitive kanni kanne
kannisid
illative kanni
kannisse 		kannidesse
kannesse
inessive kannis kannides
kannes
elative kannist kannidest
kannest
allative kannile kannidele
kannele
adessive kannil kannidel
kannel
ablative kannilt kannidelt
kannelt
translative kanniks kannideks
kanneks
terminative kannini kannideni
essive kannina kannidena
abessive kannita kannideta
comitative kanniga kannidega

Etymology 3

Clipping of kannikas.

Pronunciation

Noun

kann (genitive kanni, partitive kanni)

  1. (colloquial) ass, buttocks
    Sul on kõige kaunim kann.
    You've got the sweetest ass.
Inflection
Declension of kann (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kann kannid
accusative nom.
gen. kanni
genitive kannide
partitive kanni kanne
kannisid
illative kanni
kannisse 		kannidesse
kannesse
inessive kannis kannides
kannes
elative kannist kannidest
kannest
allative kannile kannidele
kannele
adessive kannil kannidel
kannel
ablative kannilt kannidelt
kannelt
translative kanniks kannideks
kanneks
terminative kannini kannideni
essive kannina kannidena
abessive kannita kannideta
comitative kanniga kannidega

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan/
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  • Rhymes: -an

Verb

kann

  1. first/third-person singular present of können

Gothic

Romanization

kann

  1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Verb

kann

  1. first/third-person singular present indicative of kënnen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kann

  1. (non-standard since 1938) present of kunna

Old Norse

Verb

kann

  1. first/third-person singular present active indicative of kunna
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