Polyglot Dictionary

nain

/nɛ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les nains

Meaning

  1. dwarf

    • Sept nains vivent dans la chaumière.

      Seven dwarfs live in the cottage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gnome

Close synonyms for "gnome, dwarf."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

anão

anão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."

Portuguese

nanico

nanico is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dwarf."

Practice

1 What does nain mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sept ___ vivent dans la chaumière.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nain?

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