nanus
See also: Nanuś
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.nus]
Noun
nānus m (genitive nānī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nānus | nānī |
| genitive | nānī | nānōrum |
| dative | nānō | nānīs |
| accusative | nānum | nānōs |
| ablative | nānō | nānīs |
| vocative | nāne | nānī |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- Asturian: nanu
- Catalan: nan
- → English: nano-
- French: nain
- Galician: anano
- Italian: nano
- Portuguese: anão
- Romanian: nan
- Sardinian: nanu
- Sicilian: nanu
- Spanish: enano
References
- “nanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nanus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Anagrams
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *nënōs.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnanuːs/
Adjective
nanus (comparative nannosit, superlative nannoseamọs)
Inflection
| Odd, nn-n gradation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attributive | nanu nana | |
| Nominative | nanus | |
| Genitive | nannosa | |
| Attributive | nanu nana | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | nanus | nannosat |
| Accusative | nannosa | nannosiid |
| Genitive | nannosa | nannosiid |
| Illative | nannosii | nannosiidda |
| Locative | nannosis | nannosiin |
| Comitative | nannosiin | nannosiiguin |
| Essive | nanusin | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland