nan-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nan"

Japanese

Romanization

nan-

Rōmaji transcription of なん

Old English

Alternative forms

nā-, nō-

Etymology

From nān.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑːn/

Prefix

nān-

(rare) Denotes absence or lack
nānan (“no one”, literally “none one”)

nānþing (“nothing”, literally “none thing”)

nānwiht (“naught, nothing”, literally “none creature”)

Usage notes

The use of nān- seems to have given way to its reduced form nā-/nō-, which is much more commonly used.

Descendants

Middle English: non-, no-, na-
- English: no- (fossilised in noway, nobody, noman, nowhere, etc.)
- Scots: na-, nae-
- ⇒ Middle English: non- (merged with Old French non-)
  - English: non-
  - Scots: non-

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