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kanon

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English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kănṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon.

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

  1. (music) Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)

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Etymology 2

From Armenian քանոն (kʻanon).

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

  1. (music) Synonym of qanun (used mainly in reference to Armenian music)

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

  1. cannon (weapon)
  2. a famous or highly influential person

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

  1. canon (group of literary works)
Declension
More information common gender, singular ...

Adjective

kanon (neuter kanont, plural and definite singular attributive kanone)

  1. (informal) super, excellent, fantastic
    Coordinate terms: super, fantastisk, fed
Inflection
More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Adverb

kanon

  1. enormously, a lot
    Synonyms: kolossal, enorm

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːˈnɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧non
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

kanon n (plural kanonnen or kanons, diminutive kanonnetje n)

  1. cannon (weapon)
    Hyponym: kartouw

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kanon
  • → Indonesian: kanon
  • → Japanese: カノン
  • → Sranan Tongo: kanu, kanun, kanon
    • → Saramaccan: kanú
  • → West Frisian: kanon

Esperanto

Noun

kanon

  1. accusative singular of kano

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanun and qanun.

Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)

  1. tax for inherited land lease
  2. canon:
    1. (music) a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round
    2. (Christianity) religious law
    3. (Christianity, literature) the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

Etymology 2

From Dutch kanon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanal.

Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)

  1. cannon: a weapon

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

kanon

  1. alternative form of canoun (“authoritative law”)

Etymology 2

Noun

kanon

  1. alternative form of canon (“cannon”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

  1. (weaponry) cannon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

  1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
  2. (biblical) canon
  3. (music) canon
  4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

  1. (weaponry) cannon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).

Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

  1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
  2. (biblical) canon
  3. (music) canon
  4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish kanon (attested in Swedish at least since early 1930-s).

Interjection

kanon

  1. awesome, perfect, good job
    – No har me vore på besøk åt ho mormor og hjelpt ho med å få inn oppvaskmaskina.
    – Kanon!
    – Now we have visited the grandmother and helped her to get the dishwasher inside (the house).
    – Good job!

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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin canōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.nɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anɔn
  • Syllabification: ka‧non

Noun

kanon m inan (related adjective kanonowy)

  1. canon, rule (generally accepted principle)
  2. (literature) canon (group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field)
  3. (literature) canon (works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic)
  4. (law, religion) canon (religious law or body of law decreed by the church)
  5. (music) canon, round (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times)
  6. (printing) canon (large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point)
  7. (biblical, Christianity, Judaism) biblical canon (set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible)
  8. (Roman Catholicism) Canon of the Mass (oldest anaphora used in the Roman rite of Mass)

Declension

Declension of kanon
More information singular, plural ...
adjectives
adverbs
  • kanonicznie
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • kanon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kanon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kanon in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Audio; “en kanon”:(file)

Noun

kanon c

  1. cannon, gun; a weapon (inf. 1)
  2. (music) canon
  3. (literature) canon

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Derived terms

Adjective

kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)

  1. (colloquial) very good

Interjection

kanon

  1. super, great
    Synonym: kanoners

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