nanus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.nus/, [ˈnäːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.nus/, [ˈnäːnus]

nānus m (genitive nānī); second declension

1. dwarf
2. (transferred) small horse

Second-declension noun.

• pūmilus

• nāna

• Asturian: nanu
• Catalan: nan
• → English: nano-
• French: nain
• Galician: anano
• Italian: nano
• Portuguese: anão
• Romanian: nan
• Sardinian: nanu
• Sicilian: nanu
• Spanish: enano

• “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.

• annus

From Proto-Samic *nënōs.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈnanuːs/

nanus (comparative nannosit, superlative nannoseamọs)

1. firm, strong
2. stable, solid, secure
3. steadfast

Odd, nn-n gradation
Attributive	nanu nana
Nominative	nanus
Genitive	nannosa
Attributive	nanu nana
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nanus	nannosat
Accusative	nannosa	nannosiid
Genitive	nannosa	nannosiid
Illative	nannosii	nannosiidda
Locative	nannosis	nannosiin
Comitative	nannosiin	nannosiiguin
Essive	nanusin

• nanosmit

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland