kanava

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кана́ва (kanáva), from Polish kanał, from Italian canale, from Latin canalis, from canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, reed), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanaali.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑnɑʋɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧na‧va

Noun

kanava

  1. canal (such as one used for irrigation)
  2. channel
  3. duct

Declension

Inflection of kanava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kanava kanavat
genitive kanavan kanavien
partitive kanavaa kanavia
illative kanavaan kanaviin
singular plural
nominative kanava kanavat
accusative nom. kanava kanavat
gen. kanavan
genitive kanavan kanavien
kanavainrare
partitive kanavaa kanavia
inessive kanavassa kanavissa
elative kanavasta kanavista
illative kanavaan kanaviin
adessive kanavalla kanavilla
ablative kanavalta kanavilta
allative kanavalle kanaville
essive kanavana kanavina
translative kanavaksi kanaviksi
instructive kanavin
abessive kanavatta kanavitta
comitative kanavineen
Possessive forms of kanava (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person kanavani kanavamme
2nd person kanavasi kanavanne
3rd person kanavansa

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Ingrian

Kanava.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian канава (kanava).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnɑʋɑ/
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑnˑɑːʋɑ/ (phonemic spelling: kannaava)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧na‧va

Noun

kanava

  1. canal
  2. ditch, trench

Declension

Declension of kanava (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kanava kanavat
genitive kanavan kanavoin
partitive kanavaa kanavoja
illative kanavaa kanavoihe
inessive kanavaas kanavois
elative kanavast kanavoist
allative kanavalle kanavoille
adessive kanavaal kanavoil
ablative kanavalt kanavoilt
translative kanavaks kanavoiks
essive kanavanna, kanavaan kanavoinna, kanavoin
exessive1) kanavant kanavoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 131
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