# kanon
## English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

kanon (plural kanons)
* (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)
* (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.

#### Noun

kanon c (singular definite kanonen, plural indefinite kanoner)
* cannon (weapon)
* a famous or highly influential person

### 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)
* canon (group of literary works)

##### Declension
### Adjective

kanon (neuter kanont, plural and definite singular attributive kanone)
* (informal) super, excellent, fantastic
    Coordinate terms: super, fantastisk, fed

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Adverb

kanon
* enormously, a lot
    Synonyms: kolossal, enorm

### References

* “kanon” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French canon, from Italian cannone.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaːˈnɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ka‧non
* Rhymes: -ɔn

### Noun

kanon n (plural kanonnen or kanons, diminutive kanonnetje n)
* 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
* accusative singular of kano

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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)
* tax for inherited land lease

#### Noun

kanon (plural kanon-kanon)
* canon:
** (music) a piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round
** (Christianity) religious law
** (Christianity, literature) the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

#### Related terms

* kanonik
* kanonis
* kanonisasi
* qanun

### 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)
* 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
* Alternative form of canoun (“authoritative law”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kanon
* 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)
* (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)
* (literature) canon (group of literary works)
* (biblical) canon
* (music) canon
* (religion) canon (decree or law)

### References

* “kanon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈnuːn/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French canon, from Italian cannone.

#### Noun

kanon m (definite singular kanonen, indefinite plural kanonar, definite plural kanonane)
* (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)
* (literature) canon (group of literary works)
* (biblical) canon
* (music) canon
* (religion) canon (decree or law)

### Etymology 3

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

#### Interjection

kanon
* 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: /ˈka.nɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anɔn
* Syllabification: ka‧non

### Noun

kanon m inan (related adjective kanonowy)
* canon, rule (generally accepted principle)
* (literature) canon (group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field)
* (literature) canon (works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic)
* (law, religion) canon (religious law or body of law decreed by the church)
* (music) canon, round (piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times)
* (printing) canon (large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point)
* (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)
* (Roman Catholicism) Canon of the Mass (oldest anaphora used in the Roman rite of Mass)

#### Related terms

* kanonicki
* kanoniczny
* kanonistyczny
* kanonizacyjny
* kanonicznie
* kanonia
* kanoniczka
* kanonik
* kanonikat
* kanonista
* kanonistka
* kanonistyka
* kanonizacja
* 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
* cannon, gun; a weapon (inf. 1)
* (music) canon
* (literature) canon

#### Derived terms

* (cannon): kanoneld, kanonkula, snökanon

### Adjective

kanon (comparative mer kanon, superlative mest kanon)
* (colloquial) very good

### Interjection

kanon
* super, great
    Synonym: kanoners

### Anagrams

* konan