nan-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nan"
Japanese
Romanization
nan-
- Rōmaji transcription of なん
Old English
Alternative forms
- nā-, nō-
Etymology
From nān.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːn/
Prefix
nān-
- (rare) Denotes absence or lack
- nānan (“no one”, literally “none one”)
- nānþing (“nothing”, literally “none thing”)
- nānwiht (“none creature”)
Usage notes
- The use of nān- seems to have given way to its reduced form nā-/nō-, which is much more commonly used.
Descendants
- Middle English: non-, no-, na-
- English: no- (fossilised in noway, nobody, noman, nowhere, etc.)
- Scots: na-, nae-
- ⇒ Middle English: non- (merged with Old French non-)
- English: non-
- Scots: non-