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kanon

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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kanon (plural kanons)

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

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Etymology 2

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From Armenian քանոն (kʻanon).

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kanon (plural kanons)

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

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

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Noun

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kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

  1. cannon (weapon)

Etymology 2

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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

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kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

  1. canon (group of literary works)
Declension
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Declension of kanon
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kanon kanonen kanoner kanonerne
genitive kanons kanonens kanoners kanonernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. cannon (weapon)

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Descendants

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

Esperanto

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Noun

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kanon

  1. accusative singular of kano

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

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kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

  1. tax for inherited land lease.

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kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

  1. 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

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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.

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kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

  1. cannon: a weapon.

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kanon

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

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kanon

  1. Alternative form of canon (“cannon”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

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

  1. (weaponry) cannon
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Etymology 2

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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”)).

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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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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

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

  1. (weaponry) cannon
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Etymology 2

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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”)).

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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

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

Interjection

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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

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin canōn.

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Noun

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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

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Declension of kanon
singular plural
nominative kanon kanony
genitive kanonu kanonów
dative kanonowi kanonom
accusative kanon kanony
instrumental kanonem kanonami
locative kanonie kanonach
vocative kanonie kanony
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Further reading

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

Swedish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio; “en kanon”:(file)

Noun

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kanon c

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

Declension

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Declension of kanon
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kanon kanons
definite kanonen kanonens
plural indefinite kanoner kanoners
definite kanonerna kanonernas

Derived terms

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Adjective

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kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)

  1. (colloquial) very good

Interjection

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kanon

  1. super, great
    Synonym: kanoners

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