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nanna

See also: Nanna

English edit

Etymology edit

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.

Noun edit

nanna (plural nannas)

  1. grandmother

Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

Ainu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nanna (Kana spelling ナㇴナ)

  1. (dialectal, Sakhalin) elder sister
    Synonym: sa

References edit

  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 edit

Alternative forms edit

nana

Pronoun edit

nanna (indefinite pronoun)

  1. something

Related terms edit

nanta

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

nanna (colloquial)

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

Declension edit

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
nannainrare
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
nannainirare
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
nannaisirare
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
nannaimmerare
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
nannainnerare
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
nannainsarare
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 edit

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From child speak.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

nanna f (plural nanne)

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

Derived terms edit

Maltese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sicilian nanna.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

  1. grandmother

Inflection edit

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

Sicilian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

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)
  3. (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side
  4. (humorous) old wine

Descendants edit

  • → Maltese: nanna

References edit

  • 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 edit

Romanization edit

nanna

  1. Romanization of 𒋀𒆠 (nanna)
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