nanus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.nʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnaː.nus] === Noun === nānus m (genitive nānī); second declension dwarf (transferred) small horse ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== pūmilus ==== Related terms ==== nāna ==== Descendants ==== Asturian: nanu Catalan: nan → English: nano- French: nain Galician: anano Italian: nano Portuguese: anão Romanian: nan Sardinian: nanu Sicilian: nanu 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. === Anagrams === annus == Northern Sami == === Etymology === From Proto-Samic *nënōs. === Pronunciation === (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈnanuːs/ === Adjective === nanus (comparative nannosit, superlative nannoseamọs) firm, strong stable, solid, secure steadfast ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== nanosmit ==== Further reading ==== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland