kanon

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kanṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon.

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

1. (music) Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Etymology 2

From Armenian քանոն (kʻanon).

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

1. (music) Synonym of qanun (used mainly in reference to Armenian music)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• Noank

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːˀn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

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Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. cannon (weapon)

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. canon (group of literary works)

Declension

References

• “kanon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈnɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧non
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

kanon n (plural kanonnen or kanons, diminutive kanonnetje n)

1. cannon (weapon)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kanon
• → Indonesian: kanon
• → Japanese: カノン
• → Sranan Tongo: kanu, kanun, kanon
  • → Saramaccan: kanú
• → West Frisian: kanon

Esperanto

Noun

kanon

1. accusative singular of kano

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ka‧non

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanun and qanun.

• For sense of land lease tax, via Arabic قَانُون (qānūn, “tax, law”).
• For sense in music and Christianity, via Dutch canon, from Old French canon, from Latin canōn.

Noun

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. tax for inherited land lease.

Noun

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. canon:
   1. (music) a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
   2. (Christianity) religious law.
   3. (Christianity, literature) the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

Etymology 2

From Dutch kanon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanal.

Noun

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. cannon: a weapon.

Further reading

• “kanon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

kanon

1. Alternative form of canoun (“authoritative law”)

Etymology 2

Noun

kanon

1. Alternative form of canon (“cannon”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

Kanon (andre betydninger)

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

1. (weaponry) cannon

Derived terms

• kanonkule
• vannkanon

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
2. (biblical) canon
3. (music) canon
4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

References

• “kanon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

kanon

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

1. (weaponry) cannon

Derived terms

• kanonkule

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
2. (biblical) canon
3. (music) canon
4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

References

• “kanon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

kanon

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.nɔn/

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• Rhymes: -anɔn
• Syllabification: ka‧non

Noun

kanon m inan

1. canon (generally accepted principle)
2. (literature) canon (group of literary works accepted as representative)
3. (religion) canon (religious law)
4. (music) canon (piece of music)
5. (biblical) biblical canon
6. (Roman Catholicism) Canon of the Mass
7. (printing) canon (48-point type)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• kanon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kanon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

kanon c

1. cannon, gun; a weapon (inf. 1)
2. (music) canon
3. (literature) canon

Declension

Derived terms

• (cannon): kanoneld, kanonkula, snökanon

Adjective

kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)

1. (colloquial) very good

Interjection

kanon

1. super, great

   Synonym: kanoners

Anagrams

• konan