Kanu

See also: kanu and kanū

German

Alternative forms
  • Canoa, Canoe, Canot (obsolete)

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa. Pronunciation and spelling were influenced by English canoe and French canot (cf. Kanute).

Pronunciation
  • (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnu/
    • Audio(file)
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /kaˈnuː/

Noun

Kanu n (strong, genitive Kanus, plural Kanus)

  1. a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak
    Synonym: Paddelboot

Declension
Declension of Kanu [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kanu die Kanus
genitive eines des Kanus der Kanus
dative einem dem Kanu den Kanus
accusative ein das Kanu die Kanus

Hyponyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Kanu” in Duden online
  • “Kanu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Kanu m (plural Kanuen)

  1. canoe

Nupe

Alternative forms
  • Kánnu

Etymology

From Hausa Kanṑ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ká.nũ̄/

Proper noun

Kánu

  1. Kano City (a city in Nigeria).
  2. Kano State (a state of Nigeria).
  3. Kano Emirate (a historical emirate in Nigeria)
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