nanus

See also: Nanuś

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.nus/, [ˈnaː.nʊs]

Noun

nānus m (genitive nanī); second declension

  1. dwarf
  2. (by extension) small horse

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nānus nānī
Genitive nānī nānōrum
Dative nānō nānīs
Accusative nānum nānōs
Ablative nānō nānīs
Vocative nāne nānī

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Descendants

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

Northern Sami

Pronunciation
  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnanuːs/

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *nënōs.

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

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