nano

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English

Etymology

Clipping of nanotechnology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnænəʊ/

Noun

nano (uncountable)

1. (often attributive) Nanotechnology.

References

• OED 2003

Anagrams

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

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Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

nano

1. neuter singular of nanu

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Basque

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nano/, [na.no̞]

Adjective

nano (comparative nanoago, superlative nanoen, excessive nanoegi)

1. dwarf, miniature, minuscule

   Synonym: txatxar

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

nano inan or anim

1. (animate) dwarf, midget

   Synonym: ipotx

2. (inanimate, astronomy) dwarf star

Declension

Further reading

• “nano” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
• “nano” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

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Catalan

Etymology

Variant of nan.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈna.no/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈna.nu/

Noun

nano m (plural nanos, feminine nana)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of nen (“boy”)

Further reading

• “nano” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “nano” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin nānus.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: nà‧no

Adjective

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

1. dwarfish

Noun

nano m (plural nani, feminine nana)

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

Derived terms

• nanerottolo

Anagrams

• Nona, anno, nona, ànno

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Latin

Pronunciation

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

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.no/, [ˈnäːnɔ]

Noun

nānō

1. dative/ablative singular of nānus

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Masbatenyo

Etymology

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

Pronoun

nano

1. (interrogative) what

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Meriam

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

nano

1. breast

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Portuguese

Verb

nano

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of nanar

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Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of enano (“dwarf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnano/, [ˈna.no]
• Rhymes: -ano

Noun

nano m (plural nanos)

1. man, dude

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Tocharian B

Adverb

nano

1. again, once more