Usage of 「なり」 with nouns


What is なり means in the following sentence, as far as I can guess it's close
to the second one
[here](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/165329/m1u/%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8A/).

> 「少なくとも、いきなり挑戦される可能性は低い。その間に、戦う準備なり勝つ方法を考えていかないといけないが…」

Some sort of translation:

> "At the very least, the possibility of us being challenged is low. In ths
> time period we have to think about **fight preparations and the way to
> win**."




> as far as I can guess it's close to the second one here.
>

>>
［副助］名詞、名詞に準じる語、副詞、活用語の終止形、助詞などに付く。それ以外にも適当なものがあるという気持ちを含めて、ある事柄を例示的に示す意を表す。…でも。「彼に―相談したらいい」「電話―してください」

Maybe you're right.

なり in this case describes that there's an available way you can choose
directly, but it seems that you are still able to choose another way.

  * 「彼になり相談したらいい」 could be "You may ask him (or another person.)"
  * 「電話なりしてください」 could be "Call me (or use another way to communicate with me)."

> (Your translation) we have to think about fight preparations and the way to
> win.

This なり doesn't mean "and". If I translated this phrase, it would be...

> we have to think about the way to win **such as** fight preparation.

Because なり denotes a specific example as I explained above.

* * *

FYI, if this phrase contained two なり like this:

> 戦う準備なり勝つ方法 **なり** を考えていかないといけないが…

This should be translated as

> we have to think about fight preparations **or** the way to win (or other
> things we need).




> as far as I can guess it's close to the second one here.
>

>>
［副助］名詞、名詞に準じる語、副詞、活用語の終止形、助詞などに付く。それ以外にも適当なものがあるという気持ちを含めて、ある事柄を例示的に示す意を表す。…でも。「彼に―相談したらいい」「電話―してください」

Maybe you're right.

なり in this case describes that there's an available way you can choose
directly, but it seems that you are still able to choose another way.

  * 「彼になり相談したらいい」 could be "You may ask him (or another person.)"
  * 「電話なりしてください」 could be "Call me (or use another way to communicate with me)."

> (Your translation) we have to think about fight preparations and the way to
> win.

This なり doesn't mean "and". If I translated this phrase, it would be...

> we have to think about the way to win **such as** fight preparation.

Because なり denotes a specific example as I explained above.

* * *

FYI, if this phrase contained two なり like this:

> 戦う準備なり勝つ方法 **なり** を考えていかないといけないが…

This should be translated as

> we have to think about fight preparations **or** the way to win (or other
> things we need).

