canet

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From ca +‎ -et. In the sense of "five-cent coin", from the resemblance of the device of a lion to a dog. (Compare Castilian perra chica.) The card game takes its name from the coin.

canet (moneda de 5 cèntims)

Noun

canet m (plural canets)

  1. Diminutive of ca (“dog”)
  2. (obsolete) A five-cent coin.
  3. A card game.

Etymology 2

From French canette, with a change of gender.

Noun

canet m (plural canets)

  1. A mug for beer with a capacity of one liter.
  2. A round earthenware jug for liquor, especially gin.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

canet

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of canō

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • canit (literary)
  • canset (colloquial)

Pronunciation

Verb

canet

  1. second-person singular conditional colloquial of canu

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
canet ganet nghanet chanet
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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