different between nans vs nano

English

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Anagrams

• ANNs, anns

Catalan

Adjective

nans

1. masculine plural of nan

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of n? (“swim”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nans/, [nä??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nans/, [n?ns]

Participle

n?ns (genitive nantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swimming
2. floating

Declension

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

n?ns m (genitive nantis); third declension

1. a swimmer
2. (in the plural, with av?s) swimming fowl; geese, ducks

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

English

Etymology

From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek ????? (nânos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?næn??/

Noun

nano (uncountable)

1. (often attributive) Nanotechnology.

References

• OED 2003

Anagrams

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

nano

1. neuter singular of nanu

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

nano

1. dwarf, midget

See also

• ipotx
• txatxar

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin n?nus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nano/
• Hyphenation: na?no
• Rhymes: -ano

Noun

nano (accusative singular nanon, plural nanoj, accusative plural nanojn)

1. dwarf

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin n?nus, from Ancient Greek ????? (nânos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: nà?no

Adjective

nano (feminine nana, masculine plural nani, feminine plural nane)

1. dwarfish

Noun

nano m (plural nani, feminine nana)

1. dwarf, midget
2. (informal, often offensive) shorty (etc)

Derived terms

• nanerottolo

Anagrams

• anno, nona

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /?na?.no?/, [?nä?no?]

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?na.no/, [?n??n?]

Noun

n?n?

1. dative/ablative singular of n?nus

Masbatenyo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *anu, from Proto-Austronesian *(na-)nu.

Pronoun

nano

1. (interrogative) what

Meriam

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

nano

1. breast

Portuguese

Verb

nano

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of nanar

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of enano (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nano/, [?na.no]
• Rhymes: -ano

Noun

nano m (plural nanos)

1. man, dude

Tocharian B

Adverb

nano

1. again, once more