See also: Nanna

English

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Etymology

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Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (grandmother); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny, Sicilian nanna.

Noun

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nanna (plural nannas)

  1. grandmother
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Anagrams

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Ainu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Nivkh нанӽ (nanẋ), нанак (nanak).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nanna (Kana spelling ナㇴナ)

  1. (Sakhalin) elder sister
    Synonym: sa

References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander V. (2016) “On the Linguistic Prehistory of Hokkaidō”, in Gruzdeva Ekaterina, Janhunen Juha, editors, Crosslinguistics and Linguistic Crossings in Northeast Asia. Papers on the Languages of Sakhalin and Adjacent Regions (Studia Orientalia; 117), Helsinki, pages 29–38.

Chickasaw

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Alternative forms

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nana

Pronoun

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nanna (indefinite pronoun)

  1. something
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nanta

Finnish

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Etymology

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Child speak, a variant of nami, namu, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): nan‧na

Noun

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nanna (colloquial)

  1. sweet, candy
    tehdä nannaa (colloquial)to feel good, be pleasing

Declension

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Inflection of nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative nanna nannat
genitive nannan nannojen
partitive nannaa nannoja
illative nannaan nannoihin
singular plural
nominative nanna nannat
accusative nom. nanna nannat
gen. nannan
genitive nannan nannojen
nannain rare
partitive nannaa nannoja
inessive nannassa nannoissa
elative nannasta nannoista
illative nannaan nannoihin
adessive nannalla nannoilla
ablative nannalta nannoilta
allative nannalle nannoille
essive nannana nannoina
translative nannaksi nannoiksi
abessive nannatta nannoitta
instructive nannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nannani nannani
accusative nom. nannani nannani
gen. nannani
genitive nannani nannojeni
nannaini rare
partitive nannaani nannojani
inessive nannassani nannoissani
elative nannastani nannoistani
illative nannaani nannoihini
adessive nannallani nannoillani
ablative nannaltani nannoiltani
allative nannalleni nannoilleni
essive nannanani nannoinani
translative nannakseni nannoikseni
abessive nannattani nannoittani
instructive
comitative nannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nannasi nannasi
accusative nom. nannasi nannasi
gen. nannasi
genitive nannasi nannojesi
nannaisi rare
partitive nannaasi nannojasi
inessive nannassasi nannoissasi
elative nannastasi nannoistasi
illative nannaasi nannoihisi
adessive nannallasi nannoillasi
ablative nannaltasi nannoiltasi
allative nannallesi nannoillesi
essive nannanasi nannoinasi
translative nannaksesi nannoiksesi
abessive nannattasi nannoittasi
instructive
comitative nannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nannamme nannamme
accusative nom. nannamme nannamme
gen. nannamme
genitive nannamme nannojemme
nannaimme rare
partitive nannaamme nannojamme
inessive nannassamme nannoissamme
elative nannastamme nannoistamme
illative nannaamme nannoihimme
adessive nannallamme nannoillamme
ablative nannaltamme nannoiltamme
allative nannallemme nannoillemme
essive nannanamme nannoinamme
translative nannaksemme nannoiksemme
abessive nannattamme nannoittamme
instructive
comitative nannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nannanne nannanne
accusative nom. nannanne nannanne
gen. nannanne
genitive nannanne nannojenne
nannainne rare
partitive nannaanne nannojanne
inessive nannassanne nannoissanne
elative nannastanne nannoistanne
illative nannaanne nannoihinne
adessive nannallanne nannoillanne
ablative nannaltanne nannoiltanne
allative nannallenne nannoillenne
essive nannananne nannoinanne
translative nannaksenne nannoiksenne
abessive nannattanne nannoittanne
instructive
comitative nannoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nannansa nannansa
accusative nom. nannansa nannansa
gen. nannansa
genitive nannansa nannojensa
nannainsa rare
partitive nannaansa nannojaan
nannojansa
inessive nannassaan
nannassansa
nannoissaan
nannoissansa
elative nannastaan
nannastansa
nannoistaan
nannoistansa
illative nannaansa nannoihinsa
adessive nannallaan
nannallansa
nannoillaan
nannoillansa
ablative nannaltaan
nannaltansa
nannoiltaan
nannoiltansa
allative nannalleen
nannallensa
nannoilleen
nannoillensa
essive nannanaan
nannanansa
nannoinaan
nannoinansa
translative nannakseen
nannaksensa
nannoikseen
nannoiksensa
abessive nannattaan
nannattansa
nannoittaan
nannoittansa
instructive
comitative nannoineen
nannoinensa

Synonyms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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From child speak.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/
  • Rhymes: -anna
  • Hyphenation: nàn‧na

Noun

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nanna f (plural nanne)

  1. sleep (childish)
  2. beddy-byes, bye-byes (time to sleep, childish)

Derived terms

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Maltese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sicilian nanna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

  1. grandmother

Inflection

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    Inflected forms
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person nannti nannitna
2nd person nanntek nannitkom
3rd person nanntu nannitha nannithom

Sicilian

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Etymology

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Compare Italian nonna, Latin nonna, Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē), English nanna.

Noun

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nanna f (plural nanni)

  1. grandmother, grandma. Female equivalent of nannu
  2. anger, irritation, disdain
    T’aju na nanna.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    In English, that means "You're a grandmother."
  3. (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side
  4. (humorous) old wine

Descendants

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  • Maltese: nanna

References

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  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “nanna”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2643
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “nanna”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 241
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “nànna”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 562

Sumerian

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Romanization

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nanna

  1. Romanization of 𒋀𒆠 (nanna)