nano-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nano"
Languages (21)
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin nānus (“dwarf”), borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnænəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
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nano-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
- Antonym: giga-
- Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
- nano- + biology → nanobiology
- (diminutive) Very small.
- Synonyms: (prefixes) mini-, micro- (loose sense); (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
- Antonyms: super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
- nano- + particle → nanoparticle
- nano- + plankton → nanoplankton
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]10−9
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nanotechnology industry
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Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
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[edit]nano-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Czech
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
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[edit]nano-
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[edit]- “nano-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Prefix
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Estonian
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[edit]nano-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Finnish
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[edit]Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, 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 1 July 2023
Anagrams
[edit]French
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[edit]Prefix
[edit]nano-
- nano-
- Relating to garden gnomes
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Galician
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Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
German
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[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nānus (“dwarf”),[1] from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]nano-
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ István Tótfalusi (2005), Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára [A Storehouse of Foreign Words: An Explanatory and Etymological Dictionary of Foreign Words], Budapest: Tinta, →ISBN
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Prefix
[edit]nano-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
[edit]Japanese
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Latvian
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[edit]- nano- at tezaurs.lv
Polish
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[edit]Portuguese
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “nano-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Slovak
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Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]nano-
- nano- (one billionth, 10-9)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
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[edit]Turkish
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nano-”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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