kanuna

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cannone, an augmentative of Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Pronunciation

Noun

kanuna f inan

  1. cannon

Declension

Declension of kanuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kanuna kanunje kanuny
Genitive kanuny kanunowu kanunow
Dative kanunje kanunoma kanunam
Accusative kanunu kanunje kanuny
Instrumental kanunu kanunoma kanunami
Locative kanunje kanunoma kanunach

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kanuna”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kanuna”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
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