Wiktionary

nano

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

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnænəʊ/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ænəʊ

Noun edit

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[1], →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 edit

nano (not comparable)

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

References edit

  • (nanotechnology): OED 2003

Anagrams edit

Asturian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nano

  1. neuter singular of nanu

Basque edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

nano (comparative nanoago, superlative nanoen, excessive nanoegi)

  1. dwarf, miniature, minuscule
    Synonym: txatxar

Declension edit

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
inanim. nanotan nanoan nanoetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. nanotako nanoko nanoetako
allative anim. nanorengana nanoarengana nanoengana
inanim. nanotara nanora nanoetara
terminative anim. nanorenganaino nanoarenganaino nanoenganaino
inanim. nanotaraino nanoraino nanoetaraino
directive anim. nanorenganantz nanoarenganantz nanoenganantz
inanim. nanotarantz nanorantz nanoetarantz
destinative anim. nanorenganako nanoarenganako nanoenganako
inanim. nanotarako nanorako nanoetarako
ablative anim. nanorengandik nanoarengandik nanoengandik
inanim. nanotatik nanotik nanoetatik
partitive nanorik — —
prolative nanotzat — —

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

nano inan or anim

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

Declension edit

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
inanim. nanotan nanoan nanoetan
locative anim. — — —
inanim. nanotako nanoko nanoetako
allative anim. nanorengana nanoarengana nanoengana
inanim. nanotara nanora nanoetara
terminative anim. nanorenganaino nanoarenganaino nanoenganaino
inanim. nanotaraino nanoraino nanoetaraino
directive anim. nanorenganantz nanoarenganantz nanoenganantz
inanim. nanotarantz nanorantz nanoetarantz
destinative anim. nanorenganako nanoarenganako nanoenganako
inanim. nanotarako nanorako nanoetarako
ablative anim. nanorengandik nanoarengandik nanoengandik
inanim. nanotatik nanotik nanoetatik
partitive nanorik — —
prolative nanotzat — —

Further reading edit

  • "nano" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “nano” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Variant of nan.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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[2]:
      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 edit

Etymology edit

From Latin nānus.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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

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

Derived terms edit

Fula edit

Noun edit

nano

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

References edit

Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. dwarfish

Noun edit

nano m (plural nani, feminine nana)

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

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Anagrams edit

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

nānō

  1. dative/ablative singular of nānus

Masbatenyo edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronoun edit

nano

  1. (interrogative) what

Meriam edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

nano

  1. breast

Murui Huitoto edit

Etymology edit

Cognates include Minica Huitoto nano and Nüpode Huitoto nano.

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

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 edit

  • Shirley Burtch (1983) Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[3] (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.‎[4], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 330

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

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

Verb edit

nano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nanar

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of enano (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

nano m (plural nanos)

  1. man, dude

Tocharian B edit

Adverb edit

nano

  1. again, once more
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