"nain" meaning in French

See nain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-nain.ogg Forms: naine [feminine], nains [masculine, plural], naines [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French nain, from Latin nānus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|nain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French nain, {{inh+|fr|fro|nain}} Inherited from Old French nain, {{inh|fr|la|nānus}} Latin nānus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} nain (feminine naine, masculine plural nains, feminine plural naines)
  1. dwarf Derived forms: ajonc nain, bouleau nain, fourmilier nain, lancer de nain, nain de jardin, planète naine Related terms: nanifier, nanisme, nano-
    Sense id: en-nain-fr-adj-mig~0BKw

Noun

IPA: /nɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-nain.ogg Forms: nains [plural], naine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French nain, from Latin nānus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|nain|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French nain, {{inh+|fr|fro|nain}} Inherited from Old French nain, {{inh|fr|la|nānus}} Latin nānus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} nain m (plural nains, feminine naine)
  1. dwarf Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nain-fr-noun-mig~0BKw
  2. gnome (decorative, in a garden) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-nain-fr-noun-aLZ0wwFS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nanomaniaque, pygmée [masculine]

Inflected forms

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