nanus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nānus m (genitive nanī); second declension

dwarf
(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

Synonyms

pūmilus

Related terms

nāna

Descendants

English: nano-
French: nain
Italian: nano
Portuguese: anão
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

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