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

  1. cannon (“artillery piece”)

Declension
Declension of kanuna
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative kanuna kanunje kanuny
Genitive kanuny kanunowu kanunow
Dative kanunje kanunoma kanunam
Accusative kanunu kanunje kanuny
Instrumental kanunu kanunoma kanunami
Locative kanunje kanunoma kanunach

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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