canōn

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.noːn/, [ˈkänoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.non/, [ˈkäːnon]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).

Noun

canōn m (genitive canonis); third declension

1. a measuring line
2. (figuratively) precept, rule, canon
3. a yearly tribute paid to the emperor; (Medieval Latin, by extension) a periodic payment
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) authorized catalog, especially of books of the Bible or of the saints
5. (Ecclesiastical Latin) decree of a church synod
6. (Ecclesiastical Latin) the Canon of the Mass
7. (Medieval Latin) relic

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	canōn	canonēs
Genitive	canonis	canonum
Dative	canonī	canonibus
Accusative	canonem	canonēs
Ablative	canone	canonibus
Vocative	canōn	canonēs

Synonyms

• (precept, rule): nōrma, praeceptum, rēgula

Derived terms

• canōnizō
• canōnismata