nano-

See also: nano, ñaño, -nano, nanó-, and Nan'ō

English

Etymology

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnænəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈnænoʊ/

Prefix

SI prefix

n	Previous:	pico-
	Next:	micro-

nano-

1. 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
2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry.

   ‎nano- + ‎biology → ‎nanobiology

3. (diminutive) Very small.

   ‎nano- + ‎particle → ‎nanoparticle

   ‎nano- + ‎plankton → ‎nanoplankton

Synonyms

• (diminutive): mini-, micro-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
• (antonym(s) of “10⁻⁹”): giga-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with nano-

• nanothermite

Translations

10^-9

• Belarusian: нана- (nana-)
• Bulgarian: нано- (nano-)
• Catalan: nano- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 納 / 纳 (naap⁶)

  Mandarin: 納 / 纳 (zh) (nà) (Mainland), 奈 (zh) (nài) (Taiwan)

• Czech: nano- (cs)
• Danish: nano- (da)
• Dutch: nano- (nl)
• Estonian: nano- (et)
• Finnish: nano- (fi)
• French: nano- (fr)
• Galician: nano- (gl)
• Georgian: ნანო- (nano-)
• German: nano- (de)
• Hebrew: נאנו־ (náno-)
• Hindi: नव- (nav-)
• Hungarian: nano- (hu)
• Icelandic: nanó- n
• Indonesian: nano-
• Italian: nano-
• Latvian: nano-
• Malay: nano- (ms)
• Polish: nano- (pl)
• Portuguese: nano- (pt)
• Romanian: nano-
• Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
• Slovak: nano-
• Spanish: nano- (es)
• Swedish: nano- (sv)
• Turkish: nano-
• Ukrainian: нано- (nano-)

nanotechnology industry

• Belarusian: нана- (nana-)
• Bulgarian: нано- (nano-)
• Finnish: nano- (fi)
• Georgian: ნანო- (nano-)
• Hebrew: נאנו־ (náno-)
• Portuguese: nano- (pt)
• Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
• Ukrainian: нано- (nano-)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} قَزَيِميّ
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} ナノ- (nano-)
• Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 纳 (zh) (nà)

Further reading

• “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, OANN, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

Catalan

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Dutch terms prefixed with nano-

Estonian

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Estonian terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑno-/, [ˈnɑ̝no̞-]

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “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 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• Anon, anon

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-
2. Relating to garden gnomes

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with nano-

Related terms

• nain de jardin

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with nano-

.

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

German

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-” in Duden online
• “nano-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɒno]
• Hyphenation: na‧no

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with nano-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

• nanoarte
• nanocefalo
• nanocurie
• nanoelettronica
• nanofabbricazione
• nanofarad
• nanogrammo
• nanomeccanica
• nanomedicina
• nanomelia
• nanometro
• nanoparticella
• nanoscala
• nanosecondo
• nanotecnologia
• nanotubo

Further reading

• nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• Nona, anno, nona, ànno

Latvian

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• nano- at tezaurs.lv

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.nɔ/
• Rhymes: -anɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• nano- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with nano-

Romanian

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Romanian terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• nano- in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Slovak

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Slovak terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “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, 2003–2024

Spanish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with nano-

Turkish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Turkish terms prefixed with nano-

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu