kæna
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kǿna, kani, from Proto-Germanic *kōnjǭ, a variant of *kanô (“boat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰaiːna/
- Rhymes: -aiːna
Noun
kæna f (genitive singular kænu, nominative plural kænur)
- a small boat
- a trough used to shovel water out of a boat
- a similar tool used to scoop water out of a well
Declension
declension of kæna
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kæna | kænan | kænur | kænurnar |
| accusative | kænu | kænuna | kænur | kænurnar |
| dative | kænu | kænunni | kænum | kænunum |
| genitive | kænu | kænunnar | kæna | kænanna |
Derived terms
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “kannon”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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