kanon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kanon"

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

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

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Etymology 2

From Armenian քանոն (kʻanon).

Noun

kanon (plural kanons)

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

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

Anagrams

• Noank

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːˀn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. cannon (weapon)

Etymology 2

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”)).

Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)

1. canon (group of literary works)

Declension

Declension of kanon

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanon	kanonen	kanoner	kanonerne
genitive	kanons	kanonens	kanoners	kanonernes

References

• “kanon” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːˈnɔn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧non
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

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

1. cannon (weapon)

Derived terms

• achterlaadkanon
• kanonnenvlees
• kanonnenvoer
• kanonskogel
• kanonsloop
• kijkcijferkanon
• scheepskanon
• sneeuwkanon
• snelvuurkanon
• spoorwegkanon
• superkanon
• voorlaadkanon
• waterkanon

Descendants

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

Esperanto

Noun

kanon

1. accusative singular of kano

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkanɔn]
• Rhymes: -nɔn, -ɔn, -n
• Hyphenation: ka‧non

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)

1. tax for inherited land lease.

Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)

1. cannon: a weapon.

Further reading

• “kanon” 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.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

kanon

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

Etymology 2

Noun

kanon

1. Alternative form of canon (“cannon”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

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

1. (weaponry) cannon

Derived terms

• kanonkule
• vannkanon

Etymology 2

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”)).

Noun

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

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

References

• “kanon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnuːn/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

Noun

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

1. (weaponry) cannon

Derived terms

• kanonkule

Etymology 2

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”)).

Noun

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

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Swedish kanon (attested in Swedish at least since early 1930-s).

Interjection

kanon

1. awesome, perfect, good job

   – No har me vore på besøk åt ho mormor og hjelpt ho med å få inn oppvaskmaskina.
   – Kanon!

   – Now we have visited the grandmother and helped her to get the dishwasher inside (the house).
   – Good job!

References

• “kanon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin canōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.nɔn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anɔn
• Syllabification: ka‧non

Noun

kanon m inan (related adjective kanonowy)

1. canon, rule (generally accepted principle)
2. (literature) canon (group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field)
3. (literature) canon (works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic)
4. (law, religion) canon (religious law or body of law decreed by the church)
5. (music) canon, round (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times)
6. (printing) canon (large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point)
7. (biblical, Christianity, Judaism) biblical canon (set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible)
8. (Roman Catholicism) Canon of the Mass (oldest anaphora used in the Roman rite of Mass)

Declension

Declension of kanon

	singular	plural
nominative	kanon	kanony
genitive	kanonu	kanonów
dative	kanonowi	kanonom
accusative	kanon	kanony
instrumental	kanonem	kanonami
locative	kanonie	kanonach
vocative	kanonie	kanony

Related terms

adjectives

• kanonicki
• kanoniczny
• kanonistyczny
• kanonizacyjny

adverbs

• kanonicznie

nouns

• kanonia
• kanoniczka
• kanonik
• kanonikat
• kanonista
• kanonistka
• kanonistyka
• kanonizacja

verbs

• kanonizować impf

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio; “en kanon”:

  (file)

Noun

kanon c

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

Declension

Declension of kanon

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kanon	kanons
	definite	kanonen	kanonens
plural	indefinite	kanoner	kanoners
	definite	kanonerna	kanonernas

Derived terms

• (cannon): kanoneld, kanonkula, snökanon

Adjective

kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)

1. (colloquial) very good

Interjection

kanon

1. super, great

   Synonym: kanoners

Anagrams

• konan