UrsprungFrom Old Norse kanna.
- common-gendera (large) vessel with a handle and spout; a jug, a pot
- common-gendera can (of various containers, like watering cans, milk cans (even when having no spout), and oil cans)
- common-gender, historicalan old Scandinavian unit of fluid measure, in Sweden equal to 2.617 litres (1/10 cubic foot, when the Swedish foot was 0.297 metres)
“Till 8 liter (3 kannor) lingon tages [old-fashioned, now more likely används (“is used”) or the like] 4 liter (en och en halv kanna) vatten” — For 8 liters (3 jugs) of lingonberries, take 4 liters (one and a half jug) of water
- common-gendera piston (in the cylinder of an engine or pump)
“[old-fashioned language] Om rök uttränger ur cylindern, sluter ej kannan tätt till” — If smoke emerges from the cylinder, the piston does not fit tight
Formerkanna(indefinite, nominative, singular) · kannas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · kannan(definite, nominative, singular) · kannans(definite, genitive, singular) · kannor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · kannors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · kannorna(definite, nominative, plural) · kannornas(definite, genitive, plural)
Källa: Wiktionary