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canapa

canapa

Italian

Noun

canapa f ‎(plural canape)

hemp

Derived terms

canapa indiana - Indian hemp

Latin

Etymology

Late Latin, from Latin cannabis, from Ancient Greek κάνναβις ‎(kánnabis), from Scythian, from a Finno-Ugric compound of *kéne ‎(“hemp”) and *piš ‎(“to burn; nettle”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.pa/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.na.pa/, [ˈkaː.na.pa]

Noun

canapa f ‎(genitive canapae); first declension

(Late Latin) hemp

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	canapa	canapae
genitive	canapae	canapārum
dative	canapae	canapīs
accusative	canapam	canapās
ablative	canapā	canapīs
vocative	canapa	canapae

References

CANAPA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)