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From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnænəʊ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnænoʊ/

SI prefix

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nano-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻⁹ (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry.

   ‎nano- + ‎biology → ‎nanobiology

3. (diminutive) Very small.

   ‎nano- + ‎particle → ‎nanoparticle

   ‎nano- + ‎plankton → ‎nanoplankton

• (diminutive): mini-, micro-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

• (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
• (antonym(s) of “10⁻⁹”): giga-

• nanothermite

• “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, OANN, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

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• “nano-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• IPA^(key): [nano ]

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• “nano-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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• “nano-” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

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• “nano-”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑno-/, [ˈnɑ̝no̞-]

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• “nano-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

• Anon, anon

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2. Relating to garden gnomes

• nain de jardin

• “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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• “nano-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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• “nano-” in Duden online
• “nano-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”),^[1] from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒno]
• Hyphenation: na‧no

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From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

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• nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

• Nona, anno, nona, ànno

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• nano- at tezaurs.lv

• IPA^(key): /na.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -anɔ
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• nano- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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• “nano-”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

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• “nano-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

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• “nano-”, 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

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• “nano-”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu