kanel

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German kanēl, from Medieval Latin canella, diminutive of Latin canna (“reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaneːl/, [kʰaˈneːˀl]

Noun

kanel c or n (singular definite kanelen or kanelet)

1. cinnamon

Descendants

• Faroese: kanel
• Icelandic: kanill

See also

• kanel on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish kanel, from Middle Low German kanēl, from Medieval Latin canella, diminutive of Latin canna (“reed, cane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰaˈneːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

kanel n (genitive singular kanels, uncountable)

1. cinnamon

Declension

Declension of kanel (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kanel	kanelið
accusative	kanel	kanelið
dative	kaneli	kanelinum
genitive	kanels	kanelsins

Middle English

Noun

kanel

1. Alternative form of canel

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kanel m (definite singular kanelen)

1. cinnamon (a spice)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kanel m (definite singular kanelen)

1. cinnamon (a spice)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

kanel c

1. cinnamon (spice)

   Kanel är gott på risgrynsgröt

   Cinnamon is good on rice pudding

Declension

Declension of kanel

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kanel	kanels
	definite	kanelen	kanelens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• kanel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kanel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kanel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alken, ankel, enkla, laken