nan

See also Appendix:Variations of "nan"

English

Etymology 1

Possibly derived from Celtic [[nana#Template:cel|nana]] (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /næn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

nan (plural nans)

1. (UK) Affectionate name for a grandmother.

Synonyms

• nana
• nanna

Etymology 2

From Hindustani नान / نان (nān), from Persian نان (nān).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /næn/, /nɑːn/

Noun

nan (plural nans)

1. Alternative spelling of naan.

Anagrams

• Ann , ANN

---

Franco-Provençal

Pronunciation

• (Savoyard dialect) IPA: /ˈnɑ/
• (Bressan dialect) IPA: /ˈnɔ̃/

Interjection

nan

1. no

Antonyms

• ouè

Adverb

nan

1. no

Antonyms

• ouè

---

French

Adverb

nan

1. (informal) nah, nope

Synonyms

• non (standard French)

---

Haitian Creole

Article

nan

1. the (definite article)

Usage notes

This word is used only when the preceding word is singular and ends with a nasal consonant.

See also

• a
• an
• la
• lan
• yo
• yon

Preposition

nan

1. in

---

Japanese

Romanization

nan

1. See なん

---

Kurdish

Noun

nan gender unspecified

1. bread
2. (xwarin) food

Verb

nan

1. to fuck, to copulate, to have sex with

---

Lojban

Rafsi

nan

1. rafsi of snanu.

---

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [nan]

Noun

nan m (diminutive nancycko)

1. father

Declension

declension of nan

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	nan	nana	nany
Genitive	nana	nanowu	nanow
Dative	nanoju	nanoma	nanam
Accusative	nana	nanowu	nany, nanow
Instrumental	nanom	nanoma	nanami
Locative	nanje	nanoma	nanach

Coordinate terms

• maś (“mother”)
• syn (“son”)
• źowka (“daughter”)

---

Mandarin

Romanization

nan

1. Nonstandard spelling of nān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of nàn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

---

Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

nan

1. if (subjunctive)

   Nan robh mi beartach, b'urrainn dhomh cheannaich taigh-mòr. - If I were rich, I could buy a mansion.

2. whether (subjunctive)

   Biodh gràdh agam air fhathast nan robh e beartach neo bochd. - I would still love him whether he were rich or poor.

Usage notes

• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.
• Only used in the conditional tense, otherwise ma is used.
• The negative form is mura.

Preposition

nan

1. in their

   Bha iad nan cadal. - They were sleeping (literally They were in their sleep).

Usage notes

• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

Article

nan

1. the

Usage notes

• This form is used in the genitive plural.
• Before words beginning with b, f, m or p, the form nam is used instead.

See also

• an
• na
• nad
• nam
• nar
• nur