canne

canne

1. Obsolete spelling of can.

• Nance, nance

Borrowed 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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• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃n/
• Homophones: cannes, Cannes

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (also Louisiana) cane; stick
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, Kevin J. Rottet, Barry Jean Ancelet, Richard Guidry, Thomas A. Klingler, Amanda LaFleur, Tamara Lindner, Michael D. Picone, Dominique Ryon, editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French: as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian communities, page 105:

     Et le vieux, ç’a venu qu’il pouvait presque plus marcher. Il amenait sa petite canne pointue.

     And the old guy, it got so that he could hardly walk. He would bring his little pointed cane.

2. (informal) peg; leg
3. rod; fishing rod

   Synonym: scion

4. (Louisiana) reed, cattail
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Il s’a caché dans les cannes à côté du bayou.

     He hid in the reeds along the bayou.

5. (Louisiana) sugar cane
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Il élevait des cannes lui aussi. Il était proche sûr le plus gros fermier des cannes.

     He raised cane also. He was almost certainly the biggest cane farmer.

6. (Louisiana) (drinking) straw
   • 2010, Albert Valdman, et al., editors, Dictionary of Louisiana French, page 105:

     Tu veux une canne pour ta limonade?

     Do you want a straw for your lemonade?

• Haitian Creole: kann
• Louisiana Creole: kann, dikann

• “canne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)

canne f pl

1. plural of canna

• cenna

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

• cane, kan, can

• IPA^(key): /ˈkan(ə)/

canne (plural cannes)

1. A tub, can or pot; a container for liquid.

• cannere

• English: can
• Scots: can
  • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
• Yola: cooan, koan, kon

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

canne

1. alternative form of cane

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

canne f (plural cannes)

1. (Jersey) jug, can
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 524:

     Ch'est coume un bourdon dans une canne.

     It is like a humble bee in a can.

• cruche
• jarre
• jougue

From Proto-Germanic *kannǭ.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑn.ne/

canne f (nominative plural cannan)

1. a can; cup; krater

Weak n-stem:

• Middle English: canne, cane, kan, can
  • English: can
  • Scots: can
    • → Scottish Gaelic: cana
  • Yola: cooan, koan, kon