nans

nans

1. plural of nan

• ANNs, Anns, anns

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈnans]

nans

1. masculine plural of nan

nans

1. plural of nan

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [nanz]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [nænz]

From Old Cornish nans, from Proto-Brythonic *nant. Cognate with Old Breton nant and Welsh nant.^[1] Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as vallis.

nans m (plural nansow)

1. valley, vale, dale

• vali

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nans

1. (only in phrases) now

• nans yw (“ago”)

Present active participle of nō (“swim”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nans/, [nä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nans/, [näns]

nāns (genitive nantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. swimming
2. floating

   nantes scaphae ― floating skiffs

Third-declension participle.

¹When used purely as an adjective.

nāns m (genitive nantis); third declension

1. a swimmer

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

nāns f (genitive nantis); third declension

1. (in the plural, scil. avēs) swimming fowl; geese, ducks

   greges nantium ― swimming fowl (geese, ducks etc.)

Third-declension noun (i-stem).