Kanu

See also: kanu and kanū

German

Alternative forms

• Canoa, Canoe, Canot (obsolete)

Etymology

16th century, borrowed from Spanish canoa, from Taíno *kanowa. Pronunciation and spelling were influenced by English canoe and French canot (cf. Kanute).

Pronunciation

• (Germany) IPA^(key): /ˈkaːnu/

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• (Austria) IPA^(key): /kaˈnuː/

Noun

Kanu n (strong, genitive Kanus, plural Kanus)

1. a light, narrow boat propelled with paddles: a canoe or kayak

   Synonym: Paddelboot

Declension

Declension of Kanu [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kanu	die	Kanus
genitive	eines	des	Kanus	der	Kanus
dative	einem	dem	Kanu	den	Kanus
accusative	ein	das	Kanu	die	Kanus

Hyponyms

• Einbaum (“dugout”)
• Kanadier (“Canadian canoe”)
• Kajak (“kayak”)

Derived terms

• Kanufahrer
• Kanute

See also

• Kahn

Further reading

• “Kanu” in Duden online
• “Kanu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Kanu m (plural Kanuen)

1. canoe

Nupe

Alternative forms

• Kánnu

Etymology

From Hausa Kanṑ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.nũ̄/

Proper noun

Kánu

1. Kano City (a city in Nigeria).
2. Kano State (a state of Nigeria).
3. Kano Emirate (a historical emirate in Nigeria)