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

1. dwarf
2. (transferred) small horse

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

• pūmilus

Related terms

• nāna

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

• annus

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nënōs.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnanuːs/

Adjective

nanus (comparative nannosit, superlative nannoseamọs)

1. firm, strong
2. stable, solid, secure
3. steadfast

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

• nanosmit

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland