nano

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

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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.

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nano (not comparable)

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

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References

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  • (nanotechnology): OED 2003

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Asturian

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nano

  1. neuter singular of nanu

Basque

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Etymology

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

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nano (comparative nanoago, superlative nanoen, excessive nanoegi)

  1. dwarf, miniature, minuscule
    Synonym: txatxar

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Noun

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nano inan or anim

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

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Further reading

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

Catalan

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Etymology

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Variant of nan.

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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

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Etymology

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From Latin nānus.

Pronunciation

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

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

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

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Fula

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nano

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

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Italian

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Etymology

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

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

  1. dwarfish

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nano m (plural nani, feminine nana)

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

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Further reading

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

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Latin

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

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nānō

  1. dative/ablative singular of nānus

Masbatenyo

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Etymology

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

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nano

  1. (interrogative) what

Meriam

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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nano

  1. breast

Murui Huitoto

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Etymology

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Cognates include Minica Huitoto nano and Nüpode Huitoto nano.

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

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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

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  • 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

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

Verb

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nano

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nanar

Spanish

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Etymology

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Clipping of enano (dwarf).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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nano m (plural nanos)

  1. man, dude

Tocharian B

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Adverb

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nano

  1. again, once more