jerrykanne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Partial calque of English jerrycan, jerry +‎ kanne

Noun

jerrykanne f or m (definite singular jerrykanna or jerrykannen, indefinite plural jerrykanner, definite plural jerrykannene)

a jerrycan

Further reading

“jerrykanne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English jerrycan. The second part is kanne, a Calque of English can.

Noun

jerrykanne f (definite singular jerrykanna, indefinite plural jerrykanner, definite plural jerrykannene)

a jerrycan

Further reading

“jerrykanne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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