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, Sicilian nanna.

Noun

nanna (plural nannas)

1. grandmother

Related terms

• nanna nap
• nanna wobble
• nanny
• nana

Anagrams

• Annan, Nan'an, Nan-an

Ainu

Etymology

Borrowed from Nivkh нанӽ (nanẋ), нанак (nanak). Compare Korean 누이 (nu'i, “sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nánꜜnà/

Noun

nanna (Kana spelling ナㇴナ)

1. (Sakhalin) elder sister

   Synonym: sa

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

nana

Pronoun

nanna (indefinite pronoun)

1. something

Related terms

nanta

Finnish

Etymology

Child speak, a variant of nami, namu, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nan‧na

Noun

nanna (colloquial)

1. sweet, candy

   tehdä nannaa (colloquial) ― to feel good, be pleasing

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 nannain rare
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.

Possessive forms of nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nannani nannani accusative nom. nannani nannani gen. nannani genitive nannani nannojeni nannaini rare partitive nannaani nannojani inessive nannassani nannoissani elative nannastani nannoistani illative nannaani nannoihini adessive nannallani nannoillani ablative nannaltani nannoiltani allative nannalleni nannoilleni essive nannanani nannoinani translative nannakseni nannoikseni abessive nannattani nannoittani instructive — — comitative — nannoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nannasi nannasi accusative nom. nannasi nannasi gen. nannasi genitive nannasi nannojesi nannaisi rare partitive nannaasi nannojasi inessive nannassasi nannoissasi elative nannastasi nannoistasi illative nannaasi nannoihisi adessive nannallasi nannoillasi ablative nannaltasi nannoiltasi allative nannallesi nannoillesi essive nannanasi nannoinasi translative nannaksesi nannoiksesi abessive nannattasi nannoittasi instructive — — comitative — nannoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nannamme nannamme accusative nom. nannamme nannamme gen. nannamme genitive nannamme nannojemme nannaimme rare partitive nannaamme nannojamme inessive nannassamme nannoissamme elative nannastamme nannoistamme illative nannaamme nannoihimme adessive nannallamme nannoillamme ablative nannaltamme nannoiltamme allative nannallemme nannoillemme essive nannanamme nannoinamme translative nannaksemme nannoiksemme abessive nannattamme nannoittamme instructive — — comitative — nannoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nannanne nannanne accusative nom. nannanne nannanne gen. nannanne genitive nannanne nannojenne nannainne rare partitive nannaanne nannojanne inessive nannassanne nannoissanne elative nannastanne nannoistanne illative nannaanne nannoihinne adessive nannallanne nannoillanne ablative nannaltanne nannoiltanne allative nannallenne nannoillenne essive nannananne nannoinanne translative nannaksenne nannoiksenne abessive nannattanne nannoittanne instructive — — comitative — nannoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nannansa nannansa accusative nom. nannansa nannansa gen. nannansa genitive nannansa nannojensa nannainsa rare partitive nannaansa nannojaan nannojansa inessive nannassaan nannassansa nannoissaan nannoissansa elative nannastaan nannastansa nannoistaan nannoistansa illative nannaansa nannoihinsa adessive nannallaan nannallansa nannoillaan nannoillansa ablative nannaltaan nannaltansa nannoiltaan nannoiltansa allative nannalleen nannallensa nannoilleen nannoillensa essive nannanaan nannanansa nannoinaan nannoinansa translative nannakseen nannaksensa nannoikseen nannoiksensa abessive nannattaan nannattansa nannoittaan nannoittansa instructive — — comitative — nannoineen nannoinensa

Synonyms

• nami

Further reading

• “nanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

Anagrams

• Nanan, annan

Italian

Etymology

From child speak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnan.na/
• Rhymes: -anna
• Hyphenation: nàn‧na

Noun

nanna f (plural nanne)

1. sleep (childish)
2. beddy-byes, bye-byes (time to sleep, childish)

Derived terms

• ninnananna

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian nanna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnan.na/

Noun

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

1. grandmother

Inflection

Inflection of nanna

		singular		plural
		m	f
singular	1st person	nannti		nannitna
	2nd person	nanntek		nannitkom
	3rd person	nanntu	nannitha	nannithom
plural	1st person	nannieti		nannietna
	2nd person	nannietek		nannietkom
	3rd person	nannietu	nannietha	nanniethom

Sicilian

Etymology

Compare Italian nonna, Latin nonna, Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē), English nanna.

Noun

nanna f (plural nanni)

1. grandmother, grandma. Female equivalent of nannu
2. anger, irritation, disdain

   T’aju na nanna.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   In English, that means "You're a grandmother."

3. (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side
4. (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

Romanization

nanna

1. Romanization of 𒋀𒆠 (nanna)