# nanna
## English
### Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny, Sicilian nanna.

### Noun

nanna (plural nannas)
* grandmother

#### Related terms

* nanna nap
* nanna wobble
* nanny
* nana

### Anagrams

* Annan, Nan'an, Nan-an

## Ainu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Nivkh нанӽ (nanẋ), нанак (nanak). Compare Korean 누이 (nu'i, “sister”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nánꜜnà/

### Noun

nanna (Kana spelling ナㇴナ)
* (Sakhalin) elder sister
    Synonym: sa

### References

* ↑ Vovin, Alexander V. (2016) “On the Linguistic Prehistory of Hokkaidō”, in Gruzdeva Ekaterina, Janhunen Juha, editors, Crosslinguistics and Linguistic Crossings in Northeast Asia. Papers on the Languages of Sakhalin and Adjacent Regions (Studia Orientalia; 117), Helsinki, pages 29–38.

## Chickasaw
### Alternative forms

    nana

### Pronoun

nanna (indefinite pronoun)
* something

#### Related terms

    nanta

## Finnish
### Etymology

Child speak, a variant of nami, namu, etc.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ
* Hyphenation: nan‧na

### Noun

nanna (colloquial)
* sweet, candy
    tehdä nannaa (colloquial) ― to feel good, be pleasing

#### Declension

Possessive forms of nanna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nannani
nannani
accusative
nom.
nannani
nannani
gen.
nannani
genitive
nannani
nannojeni nannaini $^{rare}$
partitive
nannaani
nannojani
inessive
nannassani
nannoissani
elative
nannastani
nannoistani
illative
nannaani
nannoihini
adessive
nannallani
nannoillani
ablative
nannaltani
nannoiltani
allative
nannalleni
nannoilleni
essive
nannanani
nannoinani
translative
nannakseni
nannoikseni
abessive
nannattani
nannoittani
instructive
comitative
—nannoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nannasi
nannasi
accusative
nom.
nannasi
nannasi
gen.
nannasi
genitive
nannasi
nannojesi nannaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
nannaasi
nannojasi
inessive
nannassasi
nannoissasi
elative
nannastasi
nannoistasi
illative
nannaasi
nannoihisi
adessive
nannallasi
nannoillasi
ablative
nannaltasi
nannoiltasi
allative
nannallesi
nannoillesi
essive
nannanasi
nannoinasi
translative
nannaksesi
nannoiksesi
abessive
nannattasi
nannoittasi
instructive
comitative
—nannoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nannamme
nannamme
accusative
nom.
nannamme
nannamme
gen.
nannamme
genitive
nannamme
nannojemme nannaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
nannaamme
nannojamme
inessive
nannassamme
nannoissamme
elative
nannastamme
nannoistamme
illative
nannaamme
nannoihimme
adessive
nannallamme
nannoillamme
ablative
nannaltamme
nannoiltamme
allative
nannallemme
nannoillemme
essive
nannanamme
nannoinamme
translative
nannaksemme
nannoiksemme
abessive
nannattamme
nannoittamme
instructive
comitative
—nannoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nannanne
nannanne
accusative
nom.
nannanne
nannanne
gen.
nannanne
genitive
nannanne
nannojenne nannainne $^{rare}$
partitive
nannaanne
nannojanne
inessive
nannassanne
nannoissanne
elative
nannastanne
nannoistanne
illative
nannaanne
nannoihinne
adessive
nannallanne
nannoillanne
ablative
nannaltanne
nannoiltanne
allative
nannallenne
nannoillenne
essive
nannananne
nannoinanne
translative
nannaksenne
nannoiksenne
abessive
nannattanne
nannoittanne
instructive
comitative
—nannoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
nannansa
nannansa
accusative
nom.
nannansa
nannansa
gen.
nannansa
genitive
nannansa
nannojensa nannainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
nannaansa
nannojaan nannojansa
inessive
nannassaan nannassansa
nannoissaan nannoissansa
elative
nannastaan nannastansa
nannoistaan nannoistansa
illative
nannaansa
nannoihinsa
adessive
nannallaan nannallansa
nannoillaan nannoillansa
ablative
nannaltaan nannaltansa
nannoiltaan nannoiltansa
allative
nannalleen nannallensa
nannoilleen nannoillensa
essive
nannanaan nannanansa
nannoinaan nannoinansa
translative
nannakseen nannaksensa
nannoikseen nannoiksensa
abessive
nannattaan nannattansa
nannoittaan nannoittansa
instructive
comitative
—nannoineen nannoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* nami

### Further reading

* “nanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Nanan, annan

## Italian
### Etymology

From child speak.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnan.na/
* Rhymes: -anna
* Hyphenation: nàn‧na

### Noun

nanna f (plural nanne)
* sleep (childish)
* beddy-byes, bye-byes (time to sleep, childish)

#### Derived terms

* ninnananna

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian nanna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnan.na/

### Noun

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)
* grandmother

#### Inflection
## Sicilian
### Etymology

Compare Italian nonna, Latin nonna, Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē), English nanna.

### Noun

nanna f (plural nanni)
* grandmother, grandma. Female equivalent of nannu
* anger, irritation, disdain
    T’aju na nanna.(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    In English, that means "You're a grandmother."
* (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side
* (humorous) old wine

#### Descendants

* → Maltese: nanna

### References

* Traina, Antonino (1868) “nanna”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2643
* Pasqualino (c. 1790) “nanna”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 241
* Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “nànna”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 562

## Sumerian
### Romanization

nanna
* Romanization of 𒋀𒆠 (nanna)