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kanister

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 05.02.2026

Meanings

hermeetiliselt suletava kaanega neljakandiline plast- või plekknõu vedelike säilitamiseks

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Usage examples
  • Bensiinikanister.
  • Veekanister.
  • Õlikanister.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 702021 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain Transport
  • a five-gallon (usu. metal) container for petrol, water, etc., of a type first used in Germany and later adopted by the Allied forces in the war of 1939­45
kanister
jerrican

Word forms

Inflection Type 2e

kanister kanistrid
kanistri kanistrite
kanistrit kanistreid

Etymology

laensõna
  • kanister
    • Kanister 'kanister'
      • canister 'kanister'
        • canistrum 'pilliroost korv'
          • kanastron 'pilliroost korv' sõnast kanna 'pilliroog'

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