Noun: can
Gender: m
Hyphenation:
| Singular m | can |
| Singular f | cadela |
| Plural m | cães |
| Plural f | cadelas |
Sample Sentences
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13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Alfonso X of Castile, B 476: Non quer'eu donzela fea (facsimile) (I do not want an ugly maiden, as hairy as a dog)
Nouns inflected like can
can,
Etymology
From Latin canem (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”). See: Latin Nouns '
canis'.
Verbs referencing "can"
Galician Nouns
can, Portuguese Nouns
cão.
Translations