canne

canne

1. Obsolete spelling of can

• Nance, nance

From Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (/qanû/, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

• IPA^(key): /kan/

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• Homophones: cannes, Cannes

canne f (plural cannes)

1. cane; stick
2. (familiar) peg; leg
3. rod; fishing rod

• (fishing rod): scion

• canne anglaise
• sucre à canne

• “canne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

canne f pl

1. plural of canna

From Old English canne, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

• cane, kan, can

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan(ə)/

canne (plural cannes)

1. A pitcher or cup; a container for liquid.

• canner

• English: can
• Scots: can

• “canne (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-23.

From Old French cane.

canne

1. Alternative form of cane

Borrowed from Old Norse kanna (“big cup”).

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (Jersey) jug, can

• cruche
• jarre
• jougue

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnne/

canne f (nominative plural cannan)

1. A can; cup; krater

• Middle English: canne
  • English: can