Kanute

German

Etymology

Ca. 1930, derived from Kanu with a hiatus-breaking -t- after such personal nouns as Asiate, Exote etc. Likely also influenced by French canot, a spelling occurring in German itself until ca. 1900.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnuːtə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kanute m (weak, genitive Kanuten, plural Kanuten, feminine Kanutin)

1. (sports) canoeist, kayakist

   Synonyms: Kanufahrer, Kanusportler, Paddler

Declension

Declension of Kanute [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kanute	die	Kanuten
genitive	eines	des	Kanuten	der	Kanuten
dative	einem	dem	Kanuten	den	Kanuten
accusative	einen	den	Kanuten	die	Kanuten

See also

• Ruderer

Further reading

• “Kanute” in Duden online