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See also: ñaño, nano-, -nano, nanó-, and Nan'ō

English

Etymology

From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

Noun

nano (countable and uncountable, plural nanos)

  1. (uncountable, often attributive) Clipping of nanotechnology.
    • 2012 May 22, Jacy Meyer, “To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano”, in The International Herald Tribune‎, →ISSN:
      The Czech government is actively supporting the nano industry through the participation of ministries and universities in research and development programs.
  2. (countable, science fiction) A nanotechnological device, such as a computer
  3. (countable, science fiction) A nanoscale device, such as a robot
  4. (countable) Clipping of nanosecond.
  5. (countable) Clipping of nanometre.

Adjective

nano (not comparable)

  1. Clipping of nanoscale.
  2. Clipping of nanotechnological.

Derived terms

References

  • (nanotechnology): OED 2003

Anagrams

Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

nano

  1. neuter singular of nanu

Basque

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Basque, from Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

nano (comparative nanoago, superlative nanoen, excessive nanoegi)

  1. dwarf, miniature, minuscule
    Synonym: txatxar

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...
Declension of nano (adjective, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive nano nanoa nanoak
ergative nanok nanoak nanoek
dative nanori nanoari nanoei
genitive nanoren nanoaren nanoen
comitative nanorekin nanoarekin nanoekin
causative nanorengatik nanoarengatik nanoengatik
benefactive nanorentzat nanoarentzat nanoentzat
instrumental nanoz nanoaz nanoez
inessive anim nanorengan nanoarengan nanoengan
inan nanotan nanoan nanoetan
locative anim — — —
inan nanotako nanoko nanoetako
allative anim nanorengana nanoarengana nanoengana
inan nanotara nanora nanoetara
terminative anim nanorenganaino nanoarenganaino nanoenganaino
inan nanotaraino nanoraino nanoetaraino
directive anim nanorenganantz nanoarenganantz nanoenganantz
inan nanotarantz nanorantz nanoetarantz
destinative anim nanorenganako nanoarenganako nanoenganako
inan nanotarako nanorako nanoetarako
ablative anim nanorengandik nanoarengandik nanoengandik
inan nanotatik nanotik nanoetatik
partitive nanorik — —
prolative nanotzat — —
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Derived terms

  • nanotu (“to dwarf”)

Noun

nano inan or anim

  1. (animate) dwarf, midget
    Synonym: ipotx
  2. (inanimate, astronomy) dwarf star

Declension

More information indefinite, singular ...
Declension of nano (animate and inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive nano nanoa nanoak
ergative nanok nanoak nanoek
dative nanori nanoari nanoei
genitive nanoren nanoaren nanoen
comitative nanorekin nanoarekin nanoekin
causative nanorengatik nanoarengatik nanoengatik
benefactive nanorentzat nanoarentzat nanoentzat
instrumental nanoz nanoaz nanoez
inessive anim nanorengan nanoarengan nanoengan
inan nanotan nanoan nanoetan
locative anim — — —
inan nanotako nanoko nanoetako
allative anim nanorengana nanoarengana nanoengana
inan nanotara nanora nanoetara
terminative anim nanorenganaino nanoarenganaino nanoenganaino
inan nanotaraino nanoraino nanoetaraino
directive anim nanorenganantz nanoarenganantz nanoenganantz
inan nanotarantz nanorantz nanoetarantz
destinative anim nanorenganako nanoarenganako nanoenganako
inan nanotarako nanorako nanoetarako
ablative anim nanorengandik nanoarengandik nanoengandik
inan nanotatik nanotik nanoetatik
partitive nanorik — —
prolative nanotzat — —
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Further reading

  • “nano”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “nano”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Variant of nan.

Pronunciation

Noun

nano m (plural nanos, feminine nana)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of nen (“boy”)
    • 2019 October 16, Manuel Jabois, “Barcelona no crema bé, viatge al final de la nit”, in El País‎:
      Un grup de manifestants, liderat per nanos emboçats i amb el cap cobert per caputxes de dessuadora fosca i, a 50 metres, una filera de Mossos quiets, parapetats en escuts.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin nānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnano]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: na‧no

Noun

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

  1. dwarf, pygmy
  2. (astronomy) dwarf star (star of relatively small size)

Derived terms

Fula

Noun

nano

  1. (Pular, Pulaar) left
  2. (Pular) north
    Synonym: (Pulaar) rewo

References

Italian

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Etymology

From Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. dwarfish

Noun

nano m (plural nani, feminine nana)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

  • nano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.noː/, [ˈnäːnoː]

Noun

nānō

  1. dative/ablative singular of nānus

Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nano

  1. (interrogative) what

Meriam

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

nano

  1. breast

Murui Huitoto

Etymology

Cognates include Minica Huitoto nano and Nüpode Huitoto nano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnanɔ]
  • Hyphenation: na‧no

Adverb

nano

  1. first
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:1, page 5:
      Jesucristo rafuena omoɨmo cue lloiacana jira, naimɨe comɨnɨna nano lloitɨcue.
      Because of my wanting to tell you of the story of Jesus Christ, I will first tell of his people.

References

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎ (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 188
  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 330

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐnu, (Brazil) -ɐ̃nu
  • Hyphenation: na‧no

Verb

nano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nanar

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of enano (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnano/ [ˈna.no]
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Syllabification: na‧no

Noun

nano m (plural nanos)

  1. man, dude

Tocharian B

Adverb

nano

  1. again, once more

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