kanuna

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈkanuna/

Noun

kanuna f inan

  1. cannon

Declension

Derived terms

  • kanunaŕ

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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