nanus
See also: Nanuś
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.nus/, [ˈnäːnʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.nus/, [ˈnäːnus]
Noun
nānus m (genitive nānī); second declension
- dwarf
- (transferred) small horse
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | 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
- 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)
- firm, strong
- stable, solid, secure
- 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