cane

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cane, canne, from Old French cane (“sugar cane”), from Latin canna (“reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”). Doublet of canna and kaneh. Related to channel and canal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /keɪn/ Rhymes: -eɪn Homophone: Cain === Noun === cane (countable and uncountable, plural canes) A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof: (uncountable) The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae. Synonyms: stem, stalk, (of a tree) trunk (uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed. Synonym: reed (uncountable) Sugar cane. Synonym: molasses cane (US, Southern) Maize or, rarely, sorghum, when such plants are processed to make molasses (treacle) or sugar. The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool: (countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment. Synonyms: rod, switch (with "the") Corporal punishment by beating with a cane. Synonyms: a caning, six of the best, whipping, cuts A lance or dart made of cane. A rod-shaped tool or device, resembling the stem of the plant: (countable) A strong short staff used for support or decoration during walking; a walking stick. Synonyms: staff, walking stick (countable, glassblowing) A length of colored and/or patterned glass rod, used in the specific glassblowing technique called caneworking. (countable) A long rod often collapsible and commonly white (for visibility to other persons), used by vision impaired persons for guidance in determining their course and for probing for obstacles in their path. Synonyms: blind man's cane, white cane (uncountable) Split rattan, as used in wickerwork and basketry. A local European measure of length; the canna. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cane (third-person singular simple present canes, present participle caning, simple past and past participle caned) To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement. (transitive) To make or furnish with cane or rattan. (UK, New Zealand, slang) To destroy; to comprehensively defeat. (UK, New Zealand, slang) To do something well, in a competent fashion. (UK, slang) To go very fast. Synonym: cane it (UK, Australia, slang, intransitive) To produce extreme pain. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === -ance, Caen, Cena, Nace, acne, ance == Corsican == === Etymology === From Latin canis, canem (“dog”). Cognates with Italian cane, French chien, Sicilian cani. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkanɛ/ === Noun === cane m (plural cani, feminine cagna) (Cismontane dialects) dog (Canis familiaris) ==== Synonyms ==== (Ultramontane dialects) ghjacaru ==== References ==== “cane, cani” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French cane (“duck, female duck”, literally “loater, little boat”), from Old French cane (“boat, ship; waterbird”), from Middle Low German kane (“boat”), from Proto-Germanic *kaną (“boat, vessel”). See Proto-Germanic *kanô (“boat, vessel”). Cognate with Norwegian kane (“swan-shaped vessel”), Dutch kaan (“boat”), German Kahn (“boat”), Old Norse kæna (“little boat”), and possibly Old Norse knǫrr (“ship”) (whence also Late Latin canardus (“ship”), from Germanic; and Old English cnearr (“merchant ship”)). Related to French canot (“little boat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kan/ Homophone: Cannes === Noun === cane f (plural canes) duck (female duck) ==== Related terms ==== canard === Further reading === “cane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Caen == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.ne/ Rhymes: -ane Hyphenation: cà‧ne === Etymology 1 === From the Latin canis, canem (“dog”). Cognate with Sicilian cani. ==== Noun ==== cane m (plural cani, feminine cagna, diminutive canìno m or canìna f or cagnétto m or cagnétta f or cagnettìno m or cagnettìna f, augmentative cagnóne, pejorative cagnàccio, endearing cagnolìno) dog, male dog Hypernym: canide (firearms) hammer ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ==== Adjective ==== cane (invariable) freezing, biting (of cold) Oggi fa un freddo cane! ― Today is freezing cold! terrible, dreadful, awful (of pain) ==== See also ==== abbaiare bau === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== cane f plural of cana ==== Adjective ==== cane feminine plural of cano === Anagrams === acne, cena == Latin == === Pronunciation 1 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈka.nɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ne] ==== Verb ==== cane second-person singular present active imperative of canō ==== Noun ==== cane ablative singular of canis === Pronunciation 2 === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.neː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ne] ==== Verb ==== cānē second-person singular present active imperative of cāneō === References === "cane", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “cane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Malay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃanə/ [ˈt͡ʃa.nə] === Adverb === cane (colloquial) alternative form of macam mana == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old French cane, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na). ==== Alternative forms ==== canne, kane, kanne ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkaːn(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== cane (plural canes) bamboo, sugar cane, flax, or a similar simple-stemmed plant the stem or stalk of such a plant, often used to write with (rare) a metal implement used for surgery (rare) a bodily passage or tube, such as the trachea ===== Derived terms ===== canel ===== Descendants ===== English: cane Scots: cane ===== References ===== “cāne, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 August 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== cane alternative form of canne == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin canna (“reed, cane”). === Noun === cane oblique singular, f (oblique plural canes, nominative singular cane, nominative plural canes) tube ==== Descendants ==== French: canne Norman: tchêne (Jersey), kyeen (Sark) → Middle English: cane, canne, kane, kanneEnglish: caneScots: cane == Sardinian == === Alternative forms === cani (Campidanese) === Etymology === From Latin canis, canem (“dog”). Cognate with Italian cane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkane/ === Noun === cane m or f (plural canes) (Logudorese, Nuorese) dog Synonym: perru == Venetan == === Noun === cane plural of cana