nans
English
Noun
nans
- plural of nan
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Pronunciation
Adjective
nans
- masculine plural of nan
Noun
nans
- plural of nan
Cornish
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [nanz]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [nænz]
Etymology 1
From Old Cornish nans, from Proto-Brythonic *nant. Cognate with Breton ant (“furrow”) and Welsh nant (“brook, stream”).[1] Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as vallis.
Noun
nans m (plural nansow)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- nans to (“roof valley”)
- Nansow Konteth Evrek (“Yorkshire Dales”)
- tir nans (“lowland”)
- war-nans (“downhill, downwards”)
- yn-nans (“down”)
See also
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle
nans
- (only in phrases) now
Derived terms
- nans yw (“ago”)
References
- ^ 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.474)
Latin
Etymology
Present active participle of nō (“swim”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnãːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnans]
Participle
nāns (genitive nantis); third-declension one-termination participle
Declension
Third-declension participle.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | nāns | nantēs | nantia | ||
| genitive | nantis | nantium | |||
| dative | nantī | nantibus | |||
| accusative | nantem | nāns | nantēs nantīs |
nantia | |
| ablative | nante nantī1 |
nantibus | |||
| vocative | nāns | nantēs | nantia | ||
1When used purely as an adjective.
Noun
nāns m (genitive nantis); third declension
- a swimmer
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nāns | nantēs |
| genitive | nantis | nantium |
| dative | nantī | nantibus |
| accusative | nantem | nantēs nantīs |
| ablative | nante | nantibus |
| vocative | nāns | nantēs |
Noun
nāns f (genitive nantis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).