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N / nānus
noun greek

nānus

gen. nāni · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= νάννος and νᾶνος (cf. Gell. 19, 13, 2 sq.); in vulg. lang.
a dwarf •
a dwarf (pure Lat. pumilio): interrogatum a quodam nano, Suet. Tib. 61; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41; Juv. 8, 32.—
a female dwarf •
In fem.: nāna, ae, a female dwarf: nanos et nanas et moriones populo donavit, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34.—
by extension
A small horse
A small horse, Helv. Cinn. ap. Gell. 19, 13, 5; cf. id. ib. § 4.—
A low, shallow water-vessel •
A low, shallow water-vessel: vas aquarium vocant futim ... quo postea accessit nanus cum Graeco nomine, et cum Latino nomine, Graecā figurā barbatus, Varr. L. L. 5, § 119 Müll.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 176 ib.
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