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English
Etymology
From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
- Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
- nano- + biology → nanobiology
- (diminutive) Very small.
- nano- + particle → nanoparticle
- nano- + plankton → nanoplankton
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
- (antonym(s) of “10−9”): giga-
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Further reading
- “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Catalan
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Czech
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Further reading
- nano- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Dutch
Etymology
From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
Estonian
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Further reading
- “nano-”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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French
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
- Relating to garden gnomes
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Galician
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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German
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Further reading
- “nano-” in Duden online
- “nano-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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References
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Further reading
- nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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Latvian
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Polish
Pronunciation
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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- nano- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Romanian
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Slovak
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Further reading
- “nano-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Swedish
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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Turkish
Prefix
nano-
- nano-
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- “nano-”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu