νᾶνος

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See also: νάνος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoeic, though the logic behind the formation, as well as putative source if borrowed, is unclear.[1] Compare perhaps English neener (playground insult).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νᾶνος (nânosm (genitive νᾱ́νου); second declension

  1. dwarf

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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “νᾶνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume II, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 995

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