nain

nain

1. First-person singular indicative present form of naida.
2. First-person singular indicative past form of naida.

• Anni, Nina

From Old French nain, from Latin nānus.

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃/

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nain m (plural nains, feminine naine)

1. dwarf
2. gnome (decorative, in a garden)

• nanomaniaque

• pygmée m

• “nain” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• Nina

From Proto-Finnic *nainen.

nain (genitive naizen, partitive naista)

1. woman

nain

1. Rōmaji transcription of ナイン

• nayn

Old French nain.

nain m (plural nains)

1. dwarf

• French: nain

• naim (Thomas d'Angleterre)

From Latin nānus.

nain m (oblique plural nainz, nominative singular nainz, nominative plural nain)

1. dwarf (mythical being)
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     "Nains!", fet ele, "leisse m'aler!
     A cel chevalier vuel parler

     "Dwarf!" Said she "let me pass"
     It's to the knight that I wish to talk

2. midget

nain

1. none

nain (comparative mair nain, superlative maist nain)

1. (Shetland) own

   He was my nain bairn.

From English nine.

nain

1. nine

Used when counting; see also nainpela.

From Proto-Finnic *nainen.

nain (genitive naizõõ, partitive naissa)

1. woman

• "nain" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

nain f (plural neiniau)

1. grandmother

• mam-gu