kanna

See also: Kanna and känna

English

Noun

kanna (uncountable)

1. Sceletium tortuosum, a Southern African succulent with psychoactive properties.
2. Platysace cirrosa, a Western Australian perennial herb.
3. Caroxylon aphyllum, a shrub.

Anagrams

• Kanan

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French canard.

Noun

kanna

1. duck

Estonian

Noun

kanna

1. illative singular of kana

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kanna, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ (“tankard, can”), of uncertain and disputed origin. Perhaps from Latin canne (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).

Noun

kanna f (genitive singular kannu, plural kannur)

1. can
2. 4 litre

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanna	kannan	kannur	kannurnar
accusative	kannu	kannuna	kannur	kannurnar
dative	kannu	kannuni	kannum	kannunum
genitive	kannu	kannunnar	kanna	kannanna

Verb

kanna (third person singular past indicative kannaði, third person plural past indicative kannað, supine kannað)

1. To examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of kanna (group v-30)

infinitive	kanna
supine	kannað
	present	past
first singular	kanni	kannaði
second singular	kannar	kannaði
third singular	kannar	kannaði
plural	kanna	kannaðu
participle (a6)1	kannandi	kannaður
	imperative
singular	kanna!
plural	kannið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧na

Noun

kanna

1. canna lily (any plant of the genus Canna)
2. (in the plural) the genus Canna

Declension

Inflection of kanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kanna	kannat
genitive		kannan	kannojen
partitive		kannaa	kannoja
illative		kannaan	kannoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kanna	kannat
accusative	nom.	kanna	kannat
	gen.	kannan
genitive		kannan	kannojen kannain rare
partitive		kannaa	kannoja
inessive		kannassa	kannoissa
elative		kannasta	kannoista
illative		kannaan	kannoihin
adessive		kannalla	kannoilla
ablative		kannalta	kannoilta
allative		kannalle	kannoille
essive		kannana	kannoina
translative		kannaksi	kannoiksi
abessive		kannatta	kannoitta
instructive		—	kannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kannani kannani accusative nom. kannani kannani gen. kannani genitive kannani kannojeni kannaini rare partitive kannaani kannojani inessive kannassani kannoissani elative kannastani kannoistani illative kannaani kannoihini adessive kannallani kannoillani ablative kannaltani kannoiltani allative kannalleni kannoilleni essive kannanani kannoinani translative kannakseni kannoikseni abessive kannattani kannoittani instructive — — comitative — kannoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kannasi kannasi accusative nom. kannasi kannasi gen. kannasi genitive kannasi kannojesi kannaisi rare partitive kannaasi kannojasi inessive kannassasi kannoissasi elative kannastasi kannoistasi illative kannaasi kannoihisi adessive kannallasi kannoillasi ablative kannaltasi kannoiltasi allative kannallesi kannoillesi essive kannanasi kannoinasi translative kannaksesi kannoiksesi abessive kannattasi kannoittasi instructive — — comitative — kannoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kannamme kannamme accusative nom. kannamme kannamme gen. kannamme genitive kannamme kannojemme kannaimme rare partitive kannaamme kannojamme inessive kannassamme kannoissamme elative kannastamme kannoistamme illative kannaamme kannoihimme adessive kannallamme kannoillamme ablative kannaltamme kannoiltamme allative kannallemme kannoillemme essive kannanamme kannoinamme translative kannaksemme kannoiksemme abessive kannattamme kannoittamme instructive — — comitative — kannoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kannanne kannanne accusative nom. kannanne kannanne gen. kannanne genitive kannanne kannojenne kannainne rare partitive kannaanne kannojanne inessive kannassanne kannoissanne elative kannastanne kannoistanne illative kannaanne kannoihinne adessive kannallanne kannoillanne ablative kannaltanne kannoiltanne allative kannallenne kannoillenne essive kannananne kannoinanne translative kannaksenne kannoiksenne abessive kannattanne kannoittanne instructive — — comitative — kannoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kannansa kannansa accusative nom. kannansa kannansa gen. kannansa genitive kannansa kannojensa kannainsa rare partitive kannaansa kannojaan kannojansa inessive kannassaan kannassansa kannoissaan kannoissansa elative kannastaan kannastansa kannoistaan kannoistansa illative kannaansa kannoihinsa adessive kannallaan kannallansa kannoillaan kannoillansa ablative kannaltaan kannaltansa kannoiltaan kannoiltansa allative kannalleen kannallensa kannoilleen kannoillensa essive kannanaan kannanansa kannoinaan kannoinansa translative kannakseen kannaksensa kannoikseen kannoiksensa abessive kannattaan kannattansa kannoittaan kannoittansa instructive — — comitative — kannoineen kannoinensa

Further reading

• “kanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝nːɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧na

Verb

kanna

1. inflection of kantaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• ankan, kanan

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /kanna/, [kən.na]

Pronoun

kanna (demonstrative) (plural kakku)

1. down medial absolutive; that/he down a medial distance.

Declension

Declension of kanna

case	singular	plural
absolutive	kanna	kakku
ergative	katuma	kakkua
allative	katumunnga	kakkununnga
ablative	katumannga	kakkunannga
prolative	katumuuna	kakkunuuna
locative	katumani	kakkunani
instrumental	katuminnga	kakkuninnga
equative	katumatut	kakkunatut

See also

• manna (“this here”)
• una (“that nearby”)
• innga (“that yonder”)
• sanna (“that down a long distance”)
• pinnga (“that up a medial distance”)
• panna (“that up a long distance”)
• qanna (“that in there/out there”)
• anna (“that in the north”)
• kinnga (“that in the south/that outside”)
• inna (“that which is invisible”)

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French canard.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kãna/

Noun

kanna

1. duck