ננס
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| נ־נ־ס (n-n-s) |
| 1 term |
From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) through Mishnaic Hebrew.
Noun
נַנָּס • (nanás) m (plural indefinite נַנָּסִים, feminine counterpart נַנָּסִית or נַנָּסָה or נַנֶּסֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | נַנָּס | first | נַנָּסִי | נַנָּסֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַנַּנָּס | second | נַנָּסְךָ | נַנָּסֵךְ | נַנַּסְכֶם | נַנַּסְכֶן | |
| construct | נַנַּס־ | third | נַנָּסוֹ | נַנָּסָהּ | נַנָּסָם | נַנָּסָן | |
| plural | indefinite | נַנָּסִים | first | ננסיי / נַנָּסַי | נַנָּסֵינוּ | ||
| definite | הַנַּנָּסִים | second | נַנָּסֶיךָ | ננסייך / נַנָּסַיִךְ | נַנָּסֵיכֶם | נַנָּסֵיכֶן | |
| construct | נַנָּסֵי־ | third | נַנָּסָיו | נַנָּסֶיהָ | נַנָּסֵיהֶם | נַנָּסֵיהֶן | |
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
- "ננס" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- גמדות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he