Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cannikin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: can-nikin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of canakin.

Example Sentences

"Well, we had our breakfast of ship's bread and molasses, washed down with cannikins of something liquid - but not lovely."

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”). By surface analysis, can + -ikin.

Word Breakdown

Root: kanneken

Inflected Forms

cannikins (plural)

Questions

What does cannikin mean?: Alternative form of canakin.
Where does cannikin come from?: From Middle Dutch kanneken, cannekijn (“a little can”). By surface analysis, can + -ikin.

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