nanna
See also: Nanna
English
Etymology
Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny.
Related terms
Ainu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nánꜜnà/
References
- Vovin, Alexander V. (2016) “On the Linguistic Prehistory of Hokkaidō”, in Gruzdeva Ekaterina, Janhunen Juha, editors, Crosslinguistics and Linguistic Crossings in Northeast Asia. Papers on the Languages of Sakhalin and Adjacent Regions (Studia Orientalia; 117), Helsinki, pages 29–38.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
- Syllabification(key): nan‧na
Declension
| Inflection of nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nanna | nannat | ||
| genitive | nannan | nannojen | ||
| partitive | nannaa | nannoja | ||
| illative | nannaan | nannoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | nanna | nannat | ||
| accusative | nom. | nanna | nannat | |
| gen. | nannan | |||
| genitive | nannan | nannojen nannainrare | ||
| partitive | nannaa | nannoja | ||
| inessive | nannassa | nannoissa | ||
| elative | nannasta | nannoista | ||
| illative | nannaan | nannoihin | ||
| adessive | nannalla | nannoilla | ||
| ablative | nannalta | nannoilta | ||
| allative | nannalle | nannoille | ||
| essive | nannana | nannoina | ||
| translative | nannaksi | nannoiksi | ||
| abessive | nannatta | nannoitta | ||
| instructive | — | nannoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Synonyms
Further reading
- “nanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian
Etymology
From child speak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/
- Rhymes: -anna
- Hyphenation: nàn‧na
Derived terms
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/
Inflection
| Inflected forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
singular | plural | |
| m | f | ||
| 1st person | nannti | nannitna | |
| 2nd person | nanntek | nannitkom | |
| 3rd person | nanntu | nannitha | nannithom |
Sicilian
Noun
nanna f (plural nanni)
- grandmother, grandma. Female equivalent of nannu
- anger, irritation, disdain
- T’aju na nanna.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side
- (humorous) old wine
Descendants
- → Maltese: nanna
References
- Traina, Antonino (1868) “nanna”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2643
- Pasqualino (c. 1790) “nanna”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 241
- Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “nànna”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 562
Sumerian
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