canet
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəˈnət/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kəˈnɛt/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaˈnet/
Etymology 1
From ca + -et. In the sense of "five-cent coin", from the resemblance of the device of a lion to a dog. (Compare Castilian perra chica.) The card game takes its name from the coin.
canet (moneda de 5 cèntims)
Noun
canet m (plural canets)
- Diminutive of ca (“dog”)
- (obsolete) A five-cent coin.
- A card game.
Etymology 2
From French canette, with a change of gender.
Noun
canet m (plural canets)
- A mug for beer with a capacity of one liter.
- A round earthenware jug for liquor, especially gin.
Further reading
- “canet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
Latin
Verb
canet
- third-person singular future active indicative of canō
Welsh
Alternative forms
- canit (literary)
- canset (colloquial)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɛt/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnɛt/, /ˈkanɛt/
Verb
canet
- second-person singular conditional colloquial of canu
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| canet | ganet | nghanet | chanet |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||