Finnish

Verb

nain

1. First-person singular indicative present form of naida.
2. First-person singular indicative past form of naida.

Anagrams

• Anni, Nina

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin nānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̃/

Noun

nain m ‎(plural nains, feminine naine)

1. dwarf
2. gnome (decorative, in a garden)

Derived terms

• nanomaniaque

See also

• pygmée m

Anagrams

• Nina

Ingrian

Noun

nain ‎(genitive naizen, partitive naista)

1. woman

Declension

Japanese

Romanization

nain

1. rōmaji reading of ナイン

Middle French

Alternative forms

• nayn

Etymology

Old French nain.

Noun

nain m (plural nains)

1. dwarf

Descendants

• French: nain

Old French

Alternative forms

• naim (Thomas d'Angleterre)

Etymology

From Latin nānus.

Noun

nain m ‎(oblique plural nainz, nominative singular nainz, nominative plural nain)

1. dwarf (mythical being)
   • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     "Nains!", fet ele, "leisse m'aler!
     A cel chevalier vuel parler

     "Dwarf!" Said she "let me pass"

     It's to the knight that I wish to talk

2. midget

Scots

Pronoun

nain

1. none

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English nine.

Numeral

nain

1. nine

Usage notes

Used when counting; see also nainpela.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nainen.

Noun

nain ‎(genitive naizõõ, partitive naissa)

1. woman

Inflection

References

• "nain" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Welsh

Noun

nain f (plural neiniau)

1. grandmother

Synonyms

• mam-gu