"cane" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kan/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cane.wav Forms: canes [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|cane||duck, female duck|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=loater, little boat|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French cane (“duck, female duck”, literally “loater, little boat”), {{inh+|fr|frm|cane|lit=loater, little boat|t=duck, female duck}} Inherited from Middle French cane (“duck, female duck”, literally “loater, little boat”), {{inh|fr|fro|cane|t=boat, ship; waterbird}} Old French cane (“boat, ship; waterbird”), {{der|fr|gml|kane|t=boat}} Middle Low German kane (“boat”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*kaną|t=boat, vessel}} Proto-Germanic *kaną (“boat, vessel”), {{noncog|gem-pro|*kanô||boat, vessel}} Proto-Germanic *kanô (“boat, vessel”), {{cog|no|kane|t=swan-shaped vessel}} Norwegian kane (“swan-shaped vessel”), {{cog|nl|kaan|t=boat}} Dutch kaan (“boat”), {{cog|de|Kahn|t=boat}} German Kahn (“boat”), {{cog|non|kæna|t=little boat}} Old Norse kæna (“little boat”), {{cog|non|knǫrr|t=ship}} Old Norse knǫrr (“ship”), {{cog|LL.|canardus|t=ship}} Late Latin canardus (“ship”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|ang|cnearr|t=merchant ship}} Old English cnearr (“merchant ship”), {{cog|fr|canot|t=little boat}} French canot (“little boat”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cane f (plural canes)
  1. duck (female duck) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Ducks, Female animals Related terms: canard
    Sense id: en-cane-fr-noun-c80r-Uuw Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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