kanon

From Ancient Greek κᾰνών (kanṓn, “straight rod, bar”). Doublet of cannon, canon, and canyon.

kanon (plural kanons)

1. (music) Synonym of monochord (used mainly in reference to ancient Greek music)

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From Armenian քանոն (kʿanon).

kanon (plural kanons)

1. (music) Synonym of qanun (used mainly in reference to Armenian music)

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• Rhymes: -oːˀn

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. cannon (weapon)

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה‎ (qane, “reed”)).

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. canon (group of literary works)

• “kanon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈnɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ka‧non
• Rhymes: -ɔn

kanon n (plural kanonnen or kanons, diminutive kanonnetje n)

1. cannon (weapon)

• Afrikaans: kanon
• → Indonesian: kanon
• → Japanese: カノン
• → Sranan Tongo: kanu, kanun, kanon
  • → Saramaccan: kanú
• → West Frisian: kanon

kanon

1. accusative singular of kano

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanɔn]
• Hyphenation: ka‧non

Ultimately from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Doublet of kanun and qanun.

• For sense of land lease tax, via Arabic قَانُون‎ (qānūn, “tax, law”).
• For sense in music and Christianity, via Dutch canon, from Old French canon, from Latin canōn.

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. tax for inherited land lease.

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. canon:
   1. (music) a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
   2. (Christianity) religious law.
   3. (Christianity, literature) the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

From Dutch kanon, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). Doublet of kanal.

kanon (first-person possessive kanonku, second-person possessive kanonmu, third-person possessive kanonnya)

1. cannon: a weapon.

• “kanon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

kanon

1. Alternative form of canoun (“authoritative law”)

kanon

1. Alternative form of canon (“cannon”)

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

1. (weaponry) cannon

• kanonkule
• vannkanon

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה‎ (qane, “reed”)).

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanoner, definite plural kanonene)

1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
2. (bible) canon
3. (music) canon
4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

• “kanon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

1. (weaponry) cannon

• kanonkule

From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה‎ (qane, “reed”)).

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)

1. (literature) canon (group of literary works)
2. (bible) canon
3. (music) canon
4. (religion) canon (decree or law)

• “kanon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.nɔn/

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• Rhymes: -anɔn
• Syllabification: ka‧non

kanon m inan

1. canon (generally accepted principle)
2. (literature) canon (group of literary works accepted as representative)
3. (religion) canon (religious law)
4. (music) canon (piece of music)
5. (biblical) biblical canon
6. (Roman Catholicism) Canon of the Mass
7. (printing) canon (48-point type)

• kanon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kanon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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kanon c

1. cannon, gun; a weapon (inf. 1)
2. (music) canon

• (cannon): kanoneld, kanonkula, snökanon

kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)

1. (colloquial) very good

kanon

1. super, great

   Synonym: kanoners

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