nans

See also: NaNs and naͤns

English

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Anagrams

• ANNs, Anns, anns

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

nans

1. masculine plural of nan

Noun

nans

1. plural of nan

Cornish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Old Cornish nans, from Proto-Indo-European *nm̥-tu-. Cognate with Old Breton nant and Welsh nant. Glossed in the Vocabularium Cornicum as vallis.

Noun

nans m (plural nansow)

1. valley, vale, dale

Synonyms

• vali

Derived terms

• nans to (“roof valley”)
• Nansow Konteth Evrek (“Yorkshire Dales”)
• tir nans (“lowland”)
• war-nans (“downhill, downwards”)
• yn-nans (“down”)

 

See also

• glynn (“glen”)
• kawn (“U-shaped valley”)
• krognans (“hanging valley”)
• stras (“flat valley”)
• tnow (“valley floor”)

 

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Particle

nans

1. (only in phrases) now

Derived terms

• nans yw (“ago”)

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of nō (“swim”).

Pronunciation

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

Participle

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

1. swimming
2. floating

   nantes scaphae ― floating skiffs

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	nāns			nantēs	nantia
Genitive	nantis			nantium
Dative	nantī			nantibus
Accusative	nantem	nāns		nantēs nantīs	nantia
Ablative	nante nantī1			nantibus
Vocative	nāns			nantēs	nantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Noun

nāns m (genitive nantis); third declension

1. a swimmer

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nāns	nantēs
Genitive	nantis	nantium
Dative	nantī	nantibus
Accusative	nantem	nantēs nantīs
Ablative	nante	nantibus
Vocative	nāns	nantēs

Noun

nāns f (genitive nantis); third declension

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

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

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nāns	nantēs
Genitive	nantis	nantium
Dative	nantī	nantibus
Accusative	nantem	nantēs nantīs
Ablative	nante	nantibus
Vocative	nāns	nantēs