canil

See also: Canil

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (“dog”). By surface analysis, can +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnil/ [kɑˈniɫ]
• Rhymes: -il

Noun

canil m (plural canís)
canil m (plural canis, reintegrationist norm)

1. kennel (facility at which dogs are reared or boarded)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “canil”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “canil”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• “canil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (“dog”). By surface analysis, cão +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kɐ̃ˈniw/ [kɐ̃ˈniʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈnil/ [kɐˈniɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈnil/ [kɐˈniɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈni.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iw, (Portugal) -il
• Hyphenation: ca‧nil

Noun

canil m (plural canis)

1. kennel (facility at which dogs are reared or boarded)

Further reading

• “canil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *canīle, derived from Latin canis (“dog”). By surface analysis, can +‎ -il.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnil/ [kaˈnil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: ca‧nil

Noun

canil m (plural caniles)

1. doggy park

Further reading

• “canil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024