LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

canneus

canneus (feminine cannea, neuter canneum)
Classical[ˈkan.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkan.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectivemade of reeds or canes

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecanneuscanneacanneum
genitivecanneīcanneaecanneī
dativecanneōcanneaecanneō
accusativecanneumcanneamcanneum
ablativecanneōcanneācanneō
vocativecanneecanneacanneum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecanneīcanneaecannea
genitivecanneōrumcanneārumcanneōrum
dativecanneīscanneīscanneīs
accusativecanneōscanneāscannea
ablativecanneīscanneīscanneīs
vocativecanneīcanneaecannea

cannĕus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. made of reeds, reed-: tegetes, Col. 12, 50, 8 dub.

Origins

Akkadian 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qanûm)bor. Ancient Greek κᾰ́ννᾰ (kắnnă)bor. Latin canna Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin canneus From canna + -eus.

Descendants
  • Italiancagnolo
  • Old Spanishcaño

Quick answers

What does canneus mean in Latin?
canneus, a adjective, means “made of reeds or canes”.
How do you pronounce canneus?
In classical Latin, [ˈkan.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkan.ne.us].