nanus

Latin > English

nanus nani N M :: dwarf

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

nānus: i, m., = νάννος and νᾶνος (cf. Gell. 19, 13, 2 sq.); in vulg. lang.,
I a dwarf (pure Lat. pumilio): interrogatum a quodam nano, Suet. Tib. 61; Prop. 4 (5), 8, 41; Juv. 8, 32.—
   B In fem.: nāna, ae, a female dwarf: nanos et nanas et moriones populo donavit, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34.—
II Transf.
   A A small horse, Helv. Cinn. ap. Gell. 19, 13, 5; cf. id. ib. § 4.—
   B 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.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

nānus,¹⁴ ī, m. (νᾶνος), nain : Prop. 4, 8, 41 ; Juv. 8, 32 || cheval nain : Gell. 16, 7, 10 || sorte de vase bas et large : Varro L. 5, 19.

Latin > German (Georges)

nānus, ī, m. (νάννος), I) der Zwerg, rein lat. pumilio (s. Gell. 16, 7, 10 u. 19, 13, 2), Laber. com. 3. Prop. 4, 8, 41. Iuven. 8, 32. Schol. Iuven. 1, 35: nani et nanae, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 34, 2. – II) übtr.: A) (wie νάννος) von zwerghaften Tieren, zB. von Zwergpferdchen (mannis), Helv. Cinna b. Gell. 19, 13, 5. – B) ein niedriges-, flaches Wassergefäß, Varro LL. 5, 119. Fest. 177 (b), 5.