Caen

See also: caen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French Caen, from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely from Latin *Catumagus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑn/, /kɑ̃/, /kɒ̃/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑn

Proper noun

Caen

1. A city in the Calvados department, Normandy, France.

Translations

city in Calvados, France

• Arabic: كان (ar) (Kān)
• French: Caen (fr)
• Greek: Καέν (el) f (Kaén)
• Latin: Cadomum
• Macedonian: Кан m (Kan)
• Marathi: कां (kā̃)
• Occitan: Can
• Turkish: Caen

Anagrams

• -ance, CanE, Cane, Cena, Nace, acne, ance, cane

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Caem, Cahom, likely inherited from Latin *Catumagus, from Gaulish *catu-, a word used to describe military activity (see Proto-Celtic *katus), + *magos (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Caen ?

1. Caen (a city and commune, the prefecture of the department of Calvados, France)

Derived terms

• Caennais
• caennais
• tripes à la mode de Caen

Anagrams

• cane

Spanish

Proper noun

Caen ?

1. Caen