different between nans vs naps

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

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knaps

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Noun

naps pl (plural only)

1. (slang) kinky or curly hair
   • 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:

     The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

Verb

naps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap

Anagrams

• ANPs, NPAS, NSPA, PANs, PNAS, PNAs, Pans, SNAP, SPAN, pans, snap, span

Catalan

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Estonian

Etymology

From German Schnaps.

Noun

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

1. booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage

Declension

Finnish

Interjection

naps

1. (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
2. yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
   • 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1

     Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!