"nanus" meaning in Latin

See nanus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈnaː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈnäː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|νᾶνος||dwarf}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”) Head templates: {{la-noun|nānus<2>}} nānus m (genitive nānī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|nānus<2>}} Forms: nānus [canonical, masculine], nānī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], nānus [nominative, singular], nānī [nominative, plural], nānī [genitive, singular], nānōrum [genitive, plural], nānō [dative, singular], nānīs [dative, plural], nānum [accusative, singular], nānōs [accusative, plural], nānō [ablative, singular], nānīs [ablative, plural], nāne [singular, vocative], nānī [plural, vocative]
  1. dwarf Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-nanus-la-noun-mig~0BKw Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Alchemy, Fantasy, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fantasy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50
  2. (transferred) small horse Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-nanus-la-noun-Trk1F4Yr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Alchemy, Fantasy, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Alchemy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Fantasy: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pūmilus Related terms: nāna
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      "text": "→ English: nano-"
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        "(transferred) small horse"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnaː.nʊs]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnäː.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "pūmilus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nanus"
}
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    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Northern Sami 2-syllable words",
    "Northern Sami adjectives",
    "Northern Sami entries with incorrect language header",
    "Northern Sami gradating odd adjectives",
    "Northern Sami lemmas",
    "Northern Sami odd adjectives",
    "Northern Sami terms derived from Proto-Samic",
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        "(transferred) small horse"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "word": "pūmilus"
    }
  ],
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}

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