noun · femininefirst declension
canōa
canōa f (genitive canōae)
Classical[kaˈnoː.a]Ecclesiastical[kaˈnɔː.a]
Meaning
- New Latincanoe
Duo Indi conueniebant in canoam, [...]
1635, loannes Eusebius Nierembergius, Historia Naturae, page 262:Canoa, est nauis ex vnica abore excauata...
A canoe, is a boat hollowed out from a single tree...1672, Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Geographiae et hydrographiae reformatae..., page 508:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | canōa | canōae |
| genitive | canōae | canōārum |
| dative | canōae | canōīs |
| accusative | canōam | canōās |
| ablative | canōā | canōīs |
| vocative | canōa | canōae |
Origins
Taíno *kanowabor. Spanish canoabor. Latin canōa Borrowed from Spanish canoa.