Kanu

See also: kanu and kanū

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English canoe, from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkaː.nu], [kaˈnuː]
Audio (file)

Noun

Kanu n (strong, genitive Kanus, plural Kanus)

canoe or kayak

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

Kanadier, also Canadier (“(Canadian) canoe”)
Kajak (“kayak”)

Derived terms

Further reading

“Kanu” in Duden online
“Kanu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Kanu m (plural Kanuen)

canoe

Nupe

Alternative forms

Kánnu

Etymology

From Hausa Kanṑ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ká.nũ̄/

Proper noun

Kánu

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

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