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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кана́ва (kanáva).[1][2] Doublet of kanaali.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝nɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧na‧va

Noun

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kanava

  1. canal (artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation)
    Synonym: kanaali (dated)
  2. duct, canal (pipe, tube or canal which carries air or liquid from one place to another)
    tuuletuskanavaventilation duct
  3. (broadcasting) channel (specific radio frequency or band of frequencies for transmitting a radio or television broadcast)
    radiokanavaradio channel
  4. (audio) channel (individual time series of an audio signal)
    monikanavainen äänimulti-channel audio
  5. (electronics) channel (connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit)
    Synonym: väylä
  6. (communication) channel (part that connects a data source to a data sink; path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals; single path provided by a transmission medium)
  7. (computing) channel (portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head)
  8. (Internet) channel (on a chat room)
  9. (figuratively) channel, medium (something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting)

Declension

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Inflection of kanava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kanava kanavat
genitive kanavan kanavien
partitive kanavaa kanavia
illative kanavaan kanaviin
singular plural
nominative kanava kanavat
accusative nom. kanava kanavat
gen. kanavan
genitive kanavan kanavien
kanavain rare
partitive kanavaa kanavia
inessive kanavassa kanavissa
elative kanavasta kanavista
illative kanavaan kanaviin
adessive kanavalla kanavilla
ablative kanavalta kanavilta
allative kanavalle kanaville
essive kanavana kanavina
translative kanavaksi kanaviksi
abessive kanavatta kanavitta
instructive kanavin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kanava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanavani kanavani
accusative nom. kanavani kanavani
gen. kanavani
genitive kanavani kanavieni
kanavaini rare
partitive kanavaani kanaviani
inessive kanavassani kanavissani
elative kanavastani kanavistani
illative kanavaani kanaviini
adessive kanavallani kanavillani
ablative kanavaltani kanaviltani
allative kanavalleni kanavilleni
essive kanavanani kanavinani
translative kanavakseni kanavikseni
abessive kanavattani kanavittani
instructive
comitative kanavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kanavasi kanavasi
accusative nom. kanavasi kanavasi
gen. kanavasi
genitive kanavasi kanaviesi
kanavaisi rare
partitive kanavaasi kanaviasi
inessive kanavassasi kanavissasi
elative kanavastasi kanavistasi
illative kanavaasi kanaviisi
adessive kanavallasi kanavillasi
ablative kanavaltasi kanaviltasi
allative kanavallesi kanavillesi
essive kanavanasi kanavinasi
translative kanavaksesi kanaviksesi
abessive kanavattasi kanavittasi
instructive
comitative kanavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanavamme kanavamme
accusative nom. kanavamme kanavamme
gen. kanavamme
genitive kanavamme kanaviemme
kanavaimme rare
partitive kanavaamme kanaviamme
inessive kanavassamme kanavissamme
elative kanavastamme kanavistamme
illative kanavaamme kanaviimme
adessive kanavallamme kanavillamme
ablative kanavaltamme kanaviltamme
allative kanavallemme kanavillemme
essive kanavanamme kanavinamme
translative kanavaksemme kanaviksemme
abessive kanavattamme kanavittamme
instructive
comitative kanavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kanavanne kanavanne
accusative nom. kanavanne kanavanne
gen. kanavanne
genitive kanavanne kanavienne
kanavainne rare
partitive kanavaanne kanavianne
inessive kanavassanne kanavissanne
elative kanavastanne kanavistanne
illative kanavaanne kanaviinne
adessive kanavallanne kanavillanne
ablative kanavaltanne kanaviltanne
allative kanavallenne kanavillenne
essive kanavananne kanavinanne
translative kanavaksenne kanaviksenne
abessive kanavattanne kanavittanne
instructive
comitative kanavinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Kanava.

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian канава (kanava).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kanava

  1. canal
  2. ditch, trench

Declension

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Declension of kanava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kanava kanavat
genitive kanavan kanavoin
partitive kanavaa kanavoja
illative kanavaa kanavoihe
inessive kanavaas kanavois
elative kanavast kanavoist
allative kanavalle kanavoille
adessive kanavaal kanavoil
ablative kanavalt kanavoilt
translative kanavaks kanavoiks
essive kanavanna, kanavaan kanavoinna, kanavoin
exessive1) kanavant kanavoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

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  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 131
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