kanister

See also: Kanister

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English canister, from Middle English canustyr (“basket”), from Latin canistrum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈnistər/ [kaˈnis.t̪ər]
• Rhymes: -istər
• Syllabification: ka‧nis‧ter

Noun

kanister (plural kanister-kanister)

1. canister
   1. a cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches); any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

Further reading

• “kanister” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kanister, from English canister, from Latin canistrum, from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (kánastron, “basket of reeds”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɲis.tɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -istɛr
• Syllabification: ka‧nis‧ter

Noun

kanister m inan

1. jerrycan, petrol can

Declension

Declension of kanister

	singular	plural
nominative	kanister	kanistry
genitive	kanistra	kanistrów
dative	kanistrowi	kanistrom
accusative	kanister	kanistry
instrumental	kanistrem	kanistrami
locative	kanistrze	kanistrach
vocative	kanistrze	kanistry

Further reading

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