ננס

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־נ־ס (n-n-s)

From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) through Mishnaic Hebrew.

Noun

נַנָּס • (nanás) m (plural indefinite נַנָּסִים, feminine counterpart נַנָּסִית) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. midget, dwarf

   Synonym: גַּמָּד (gamád)

Derived terms

• נַנָּס לָבָן (nanás laván)
• ננסות
• ננסי

 

Related terms

• גּוּץ (guts)

References

• “ננס” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• גמדות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he