canon
English
Etymology 1
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CANONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CANON canoun, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#CANON canon and Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#CANONCategory:English terms derived from Old English#CANON canon, both from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CANON canōn, from Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from SemiticCategory:English terms derived from Semitic languages#CANON (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”) and Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh, “reed”)). Doublet of qanunCategory:English doublets#CANON. See also cane, cannon, canyon, canal.
Pronunciation
Noun
canon (countable and uncountable, plural canons)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English nouns#CANONCategory:English uncountable nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.Category:English terms with usage examples#CANON
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
- Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- A formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.
- the Canon of PolykleitosCategory:English terms with collocations#CANON
- 1975, Richard Tobin, “The Canon of Polykleitos”, in American Journal of Archaeology, volume 79, number 4, , →JSTOR, retrieved 2 October 2020, pages 307–321:
- Despite the many advances made by modern scholars towards a clearer comprehension of the theoretical basis of the Canon of Polykleitos, the results of these studies show an absence of any general agreement upon the practical application of that canon in works of art.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
- 1992 February 2, Mitzel, “Clay Shaw, The Quean Network & That Kennedy Killing”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 28, page 12:
- Russo had been working as a salesman, selling Great Books of the Western World, hawking the canon to the rubes.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- 2015, William Styron, “Irwin Shaw”, in My Generation: Collected Nonfiction, page 456:
- the durable canon of American short fictionCategory:English terms with quotations#CANON
- The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
- the entire Shakespearean canonCategory:English terms with collocations#CANON
- A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
- A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
- We must proceed according to canon law.Category:English terms with usage examples#CANON
- A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
- In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
- A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
- Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.Category:English terms with usage examples#CANON
- (Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
- 1919 January, Charles P. Sherman, “A Brief History of Imperial Roman Canon Law”, in California Law Review, volume 7, number 2, Berkeley, California: University of California, pages 96–97:
- The lessees of public lands had to pay a perpetual rent or "canon" at some periodical time.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- (chiefly fandom slangCategory:English fandom slang#CANON, uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#CANON) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe; (metonymicCategory:English metonyms#CANON) these sources' content.
- Coordinate term: loreCategory:English links with manual fragments#CANON
- A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.Category:English terms with usage examples#CANON
- 2014, Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars:Category:Quotation templates to be cleaned
- Meanwhile, having learned the whereabouts of the Death Star's plans, the rebels send their best platypus agent to obtain them, in hopes of finding a weakness. And none of this is canon, so just relax.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- (cookingCategory:en:Cooking#CANON) Alternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”).
- a canon of beef or lambCategory:English terms with collocations#CANON
- (printingCategory:en:Printing#CANON, datedCategory:English dated terms#CANON, uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#CANON) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
- The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.[1]
Synonyms
- (48-point type): French canon
Derived terms
- canon bit
- canon bone
- canon by contrary motion
- canon event
- canonic
- canonical
- canonicity
- canonisation, canonization
- canonise, canonize
- canonist
- canonistic
- canon law
- canonlike
- canonship
- crab canon
- deuterocanonical
- double canon
- enigma canon
- enigmatical canon
- enigmatic canon
- fanon
- headcanon
- infinite canon
- minor canon
- mirror canon
- Morgan's canon
- non-canon
- noncanonical
- perpetual canon
- protocanonical
- puzzle canon
- riddle canon
- soft canon
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#CANONCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#CANON canoun, ultimately from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#CANON canonicus (either by shortening or back-formation from Old English canonic, or via Old Northern French canoine).
Noun
canon (plural canons)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- A type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
- 1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 169:
- The records show that in the early 960s the cathedral at Winchester was administered by a group of canons, every one of whom was married.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
- A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Adjective
canon (comparative more canon, superlative most canon)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English adjectives#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- (fandom slangCategory:English fandom slang#CANON) Clipping of canonicalCategory:English clippings#CANON.
- Antonym: non-canon
- The franchise's book spinoff is usually not considered canon.Category:English terms with usage examples#CANON
Etymology 4
Noun
canon (plural canons)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- Alternative spelling of qanun.
Etymology 5
Noun
canon (plural canons)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#CANON, now a misspelling) Alternative spelling of cannon (“weapon”).
- Alternative spelling of cannon (“a carom in billiards”).
Etymology 6
From SpanishCategory:English terms borrowed from Spanish#CANONCategory:English terms derived from Spanish#CANON cañón, spelling it without the diacritics.
Noun
canon (plural canons)Category:English lemmas#CANONCategory:English nouns#CANONCategory:English countable nouns#CANONCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- Obsolete spelling of canyonCategory:English obsolete forms#CANON.
- 1887, Frank McAlpine, Mile-stones of History, Literature, Travel, Mythology, ...:
- [page 247:] the most wonderful depressions, gorges, canons, or valleys ever discovered.Category:English terms with quotations#CANON
[page 249:] Some two miles on we come to where the three canons begin.
[page 329:] the Canons of the Colorado River. This gave Moran his subject for a second painting, which he called the "Grand Chasm of the Colorado" [...]
- 1995, Michael A. Bogan, A Biological Survey of Fort Niobrara and Valentine National ..., page 13, quoting writings by a Bailey in 1890:
- "Clarks Canon, […] very sandy, hilly, deep canons (or ravines), river valleys, and no trees or brush […] "
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Canon”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Further reading
- ↑ Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Canon”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “canon”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “canon”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
Category:en:Canon law#CANONCategory:en:Narratology#CANONDutch
Etymology
From Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from SemiticCategory:Dutch terms derived from Semitic languages#CANON (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaː.nɔn/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#CANON
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ca‧non
Noun
canon m (plural canons, diminutive canonnetje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#CANONCategory:Dutch nouns#CANONCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#CANONCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- canon (set of representative or pre-eminent literary works)
- (chiefly ChristianityCategory:nl:Christianity#CANON) canon (set of authoritative religious books, especially those constituting the Bible)
- (ChristianityCategory:nl:Christianity#CANON) canon (religious law)
- (musicCategory:nl:Music#CANON) canon (round, music piece consisting of the same melody sung by different voices)
- (Roman CatholicismCategory:nl:Roman Catholicism#CANON) canon (part of a mass following the Sanctus up to the end of the Pater Noster, consisting mostly of prayers)
- (datedCategory:Dutch dated terms#CANON) canon (principle, rule)
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.nɔ̃/Category:French 2-syllable words#CANONCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CANON
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio (France (Paris)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CANONAudio (France (Lyon)): (file)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#CANONCategory:French terms derived from Old French#CANON canon, corresponding to Italian cannone (from which borrowed most of the weaponry senses).
Noun
canon m (plural canons)Category:French lemmas#CANONCategory:French nouns#CANONCategory:French countable nouns#CANONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#CANONCategory:French terms derived from Old French#CANON canon, borrowed from LatinCategory:French terms borrowed from Latin#CANONCategory:French terms derived from Latin#CANON canōn, from Ancient GreekCategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
The 'attractive person' sense comes from an ellipsis of canon de beautéCategory:French ellipses#CANON.
Noun
canon m (plural canons)Category:French lemmas#CANONCategory:French nouns#CANONCategory:French countable nouns#CANONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- canon
- (musicCategory:fr:Music#CANON) canon
- (religionCategory:fr:Religion#CANON) canon
- (slangCategory:French slang#CANON) hottie, dish, bombshell (attractive man/woman)
- Synonyms: bombe, avion de chasse
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Turkish: kanon
Etymology 3
From the above noun (see sense 4) by conversion.
Adjective
canon (plural canons)Category:French lemmas#CANONCategory:French adjectives#CANONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- (informalCategory:French informal terms#CANON, of a person) hot, sexy
- Cette nouvelle coupe de cheveux te va trop bien, t'es canon! ― This new hair really suits you, you're hot!Category:French terms with usage examples#CANON
Etymology 4
From canne + -onCategory:French terms suffixed with -on#CANON.
Noun
canon m (plural canons)Category:French lemmas#CANONCategory:French nouns#CANONCategory:French countable nouns#CANONCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Further reading
- “canon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Galician
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
canon m (plural canons)Category:Galician lemmas#CANONCategory:Galician nouns#CANONCategory:Galician countable nouns#CANONCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Galician masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- canon (principle, literary works, prayer, religious law, music piece)
References
- “canon”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient GreekCategory:Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek#CANONCategory:Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from SemiticCategory:Latin terms derived from Semitic languages#CANON (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
Noun
canōn m (genitive canonis)Category:Latin lemmas#CANONCategory:Latin nouns#CANONCategory:Latin third declension nouns#CANONCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#CANONCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Latin masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON; third declension
- a measuring line
- (figuratively) precept, rule, canon
- a yearly tribute paid to the emperor; (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#CANON, by extension) a periodic payment
- (Ecclesiastical LatinCategory:Ecclesiastical Latin#CANON) authorized catalog, especially of books of the Bible or of the saints
- (Ecclesiastical LatinCategory:Ecclesiastical Latin#CANON) decree of a church synod
- (Ecclesiastical LatinCategory:Ecclesiastical Latin#CANON) the Canon of the Mass
- (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#CANON) relic
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Synonyms
- (precept, rule): nōrma, praeceptum, rēgula
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From canna (“pipe”), compare Italian cannone and Old French canon.
Noun
canōn m (genitive canōnis)Category:Latin lemmas#CANONCategory:Latin nouns#CANONCategory:Latin third declension nouns#CANONCategory:Latin masculine nouns in the third declension#CANONCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Latin masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON; third declension
- (Medieval LatinCategory:Medieval Latin#CANON) a cannon (artillery)
References
- “canon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "canon", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “canon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “canon”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “canon”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “canon”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Middle FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Middle French#CANONCategory:Middle English terms derived from Middle French#CANON canon, from ItalianCategory:Middle English terms derived from Italian#CANON cannone, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#CANON canna, from Ancient GreekCategory:Middle English terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from AkkadianCategory:Middle English terms derived from Akkadian#CANON 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from SumerianCategory:Middle English terms derived from Sumerian#CANON 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
canonCategory:Middle English lemmas#CANONCategory:Middle English nouns#CANONCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON (plural canones)
Descendants
References
- “canọ̄n, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
canonCategory:Middle English alternative forms#CANONCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- alternative form of canoun (“authoritative rules”)
Etymology 3
Noun
canonCategory:Middle English alternative forms#CANONCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- alternative form of canoun (“clergy member”)
Norman
Etymology
From Old FrenchCategory:Norman terms inherited from Old French#CANONCategory:Norman terms derived from Old French#CANON canon.
Noun
canon m (plural canons)Category:Norman lemmas#CANONCategory:Norman nouns#CANONCategory:Norman entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Norman masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Category:nrf:Weapons#CANONOld French
Etymology 1
From cane (“reed, cane, tube”) + -onCategory:Old French terms suffixed with -on#CANON, corresponding to Italian cannone (from which borrowed the weaponry sense).
Noun
canon oblique singular, m (oblique plural canons, nominative singular canons, nominative plural canon)Category:Old French lemmas#CANONCategory:Old French nouns#CANONCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#CANONCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#CANON canōn, from Ancient GreekCategory:Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”).
Noun
canon oblique singular, m (oblique plural canons, nominative singular canons, nominative plural canon)Category:Old French lemmas#CANONCategory:Old French nouns#CANONCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Old French masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church SlavonicCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from Old Church Slavonic#CANONCategory:Romanian terms derived from Old Church Slavonic#CANON канонъ (kanonŭ), from Ancient GreekCategory:Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn).
Noun
canon n (plural canoane)Category:Romanian lemmas#CANONCategory:Romanian nouns#CANONCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#CANONCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CANONCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
- canon
- (usually in regards to religionCategory:ro:Religion#CANON) tenet, dogma, rule, norm, precept
- punishment or penance for breaking such a religious rule
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative-accusative | canon | canonul | canoane | canoanele |
| genitive-dative | canon | canonului | canoane | canoanelor |
| vocative | canonule | canoanelor | ||
Derived terms
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Latin#CANONCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#CANON canōn,[1] from Ancient GreekCategory:Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANON κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”) (compare κάννα (kánna, “reed”)), perhaps of SemiticCategory:Spanish terms derived from Semitic languages#CANON origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanon/ [ˈka.nõn]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CANONCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CANON
- Rhymes: -anonCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/anon#CANONCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/anon/2 syllables#CANON
- Syllabification: ca‧non
Noun
canon m (plural cánones)Category:Spanish lemmas#CANONCategory:Spanish nouns#CANONCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CANONCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Related terms
References
- ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “canon”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “canon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɔn/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#CANON
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːnɔn/, /ˈkanɔn/Category:Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation#CANON
Etymology 1
Category:Welsh terms derived from Old English#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from Latin#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from Ancient Greek#CANONFrom EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from English#CANON canon
Noun
canon f (plural cannonau)Category:Welsh lemmas#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh countable nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Welsh feminine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#CANON
- canon (ecclesiastical degree)
Noun
canon m (plural canoniaid or canons)Category:Welsh lemmas#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh countable nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#CANON
- canon (clerical)
Etymology 2
Category:Welsh terms derived from French#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from Italian#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from Latin#CANONBorrowed from EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#CANONCategory:Welsh terms derived from English#CANON cannon
Noun
canon m (plural cannonau)Category:Welsh lemmas#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh countable nouns#CANONCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANONCategory:Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines#CANON
Derived terms
- pelen canon f (“cannonball”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
canonCategory:Welsh non-lemma forms#CANONCategory:Welsh verb forms#CANONCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CANONCategory:Pages with entries#CANONCategory:Pages with 11 entries#CANON
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “canon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
