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cannabis

See also: Cannabis and cánnabis

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis (“hemp”), from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more. Doublet of canvas and hemp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkænəbɪs/
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  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: can‧na‧bis

Noun

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cannabis (countable and uncountable, plural cannabises)

 
Cannabis sativa
  1. A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
    Synonyms: hemp, marijuana
    Hyponyms: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis
  2. A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
    Synonyms: 420, bhang, bud, dope, draw, ganja, grass, herb, leaf, marijuana, pot, puff, string, reefer, skunk, THC, weed
    • 2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
      We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle.
    • 2024, NTSB, Intersection Crash Between Passenger Car and Combination Vehicle, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, March 22, 2022:
      We found that teen drivers and the public largely misunderstand the legal status of cannabis use and do not fully recognize the risks of cannabis-impaired driving.
  3. The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.

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Descendants

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  • → Irish: cannabas
  • → Welsh: canabis

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάννᾰβῐς (kánnabis).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.naːˌbɪs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: can‧na‧bis

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cannabis m (uncountable)

  1. cannabis, plant of the genus Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica
    Synonyms: cannabisplant, hennep, hennepplant, wietplant
  2. cannabis, a drug made from parts of this plant
    Synonyms: hennep, wiet

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References

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  • “cannabis” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). Doublet of chanvre.

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cannabis m (uncountable)

  1. cannabis

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more.

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cannabis f (genitive cannabis); third declension

  1. hemp
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Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im, ablative singular in -e or -ī).

singular plural
nominative cannabis cannabēs
genitive cannabis cannabium
dative cannabī cannabibus
accusative cannabim cannabēs
cannabīs
ablative cannabe
cannabī 		cannabibus
vocative cannabis cannabēs
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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cannabīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of cannabum

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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cannabīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of cannaba

References

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  • “cannabis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cannabis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis).

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cannabis m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) cannabis

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See also cáñamo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kanˈnabis/ [kãnˈna.β̞is], /kaˈnabis/ [kaˈna.β̞is]
  • Rhymes: -abis
  • Syllabification: can‧na‧bis

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cannabis m (uncountable)

  1. cannabis

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cannabis.

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cannabis c

  1. cannabis; Cannabis sativa
  2. cannabis; a recreational drug

Declension

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Declension of cannabis
nominative genitive
singular indefinite cannabis cannabis
definite cannabisen cannabisens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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