Kanne

Etymology

From Middle High German kanne, Old High German channa, from Proto-Germanic *kannǭ. Cognate with Old Norse kanna, Old English canne, English can, French canette (“small can”), Gothic *𐌺𐌰𐌽𐌽𐍉 (*kannō).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanə/

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• Rhymes: -anə

Noun

Kanne f (genitive Kanne, plural Kannen, diminutive Kännchen n)

1. jug, pitcher, pot, can (as in teapot and watering can)
2. (slang, especially Ruhrgebiet) a bottle, typically of beer
   • 2002, M. Dinter, M. Ritzenhoff, P. Thorwarth, 0:16:10 from the start, in Was nicht passt, wird passend gemacht, spoken by Kalle (Ralf Richter):

     Jetz’ kuck dir dat do’ ma’ an hier! Ohohoho, nein, dat schöne Bier! Da sind do’ unsere Kannen drin, Junge, dat kannste do’ nich’ machen!

     Now look at this! Ohohoho, no, the good beer! In here is where our bottles are, boy, how could you do that!

References

Further reading

• “Kanne” in Duden online
• “Kanne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Noun

Kanne

1. plural of Kann