Nun in Scrabble Dictionary

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Definitions and meaning of nun

nun

Etymology 1

From Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nŭn, IPA^(key): /nʌn/
• Rhymes: -ʌn
• Homophone: none

Noun

nun (plural nuns)

1. A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.

   Synonyms: sister, moniale, sistren

   Antonyms: brother, friar, monk, frater

2. (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
3. (archaic, Britain, slang) A prostitute.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:prostitute
4. A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

Usage notes

In Roman Catholicism, a distinction is often drawn (especially by members of female religious orders) between nuns and sisters, the former being cloistered and devoted primarily to prayer, the latter being more active, doing work such as operating hospitals, caring for the poor, or teaching.

Derived terms

• nunhood
• nunlike, nun-like
• nunnery

Related terms

• (member of a religious community): nonnus
• (prostitute): abbess, abbot, Covent Garden nun

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from the letter’s name in the respective language.

Alternative forms

• noon
• nūn

Pronunciation

• enPR: nŏŏn, IPA^(key): /nʊn/ or enPR: no͞on, IPA^(key): /nuːn/

Noun

nun (plural nuns)

1. The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Translations

Further reading

• Nun (letter) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• “nun” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2020.

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñun (adverb)

Etymology 1

From Latin nōn.

Adverb

nun

1. not, no (used to make negatives)

Etymology 2

Contraction

nun

1. in a/an (contraction of en + un)

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Chiricahua

Alternative forms

• non (in older Americanist literature)

Etymology

Cognates: Navajo nooʼ, Western Apache non, noi, Plains Apache nǫǫ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nòn/

Noun

nun

1. grave, burial place
2. cache

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Esperanto

Etymology

From German nun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nun/
• Hyphenation: nun

Adverb

nun

1. now

Derived terms

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Fala

Adverb

nun

1. Alternative form of non

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Finnish

Noun

nun

1. nun (fourteenth letter of the Hebrew and Phoenician scripts and the Northwest Semitic abjad)

Declension

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Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine article un (“a, one”)

Contraction

nun m (feminine nunha, masculine plural nuns, feminine plural nunhas)

1. in a, in one

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German

Alternative forms

• nu (colloquial; otherwise archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German nu, nū, nuo with a secondary final -n, already occasionally in Middle High German nuon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuːn/

Adverb

nun

1. now, at this moment
2. now, then; expressing a logical or temporal consequence

   Wir haben abgewaschen, nun müssen wir noch abtrocknen.

   We've washed up, now we must dry [the dishes].

   Was bedeuten nun die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land?

   Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?

3. unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis

   Was soll das nun heißen?

   What's that supposed to mean now?

Usage notes

• Although the adverb is similar and akin to English “now”, German nun is not commonly used in a strictly temporal sense, meaning “at this moment”. For that, see jetzt.

Interjection

nun

1. now, well, so

   Nun, das ist eine schwierige Frage.

   Well, that's a tough question.

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Hausa

Noun

nun f

1. Arabic letter nun (ن‎)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto nun, German nun. Originally replaced with nunk, it was eventually taken back.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nun/

Adverb

nun

1. now, at present, at this time

   Synonym: nunk (archaic)

Derived terms

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Italian

Etymology

From Hebrew נו״ן‎ (nun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nun/, [n̺un̺]
• Hyphenation: nùn

Noun

nun f (invariable)

1. nun, specifically:
   1. The name of the Phoenician-script letter 𐤍
   2. The name of the Hebrew-script letter נ/ן
   3. The name of the Arabic-script letter ن

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Mirandese

Adverb

nun

1. not

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Novial

Adverb

nun

1. now

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Old French

Etymology 1

See nom.

Noun

nun m (oblique plural nuns, nominative singular nuns, nominative plural nun)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of nom

Etymology 2

Reduced form of negun.

Adjective

nun m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nune)

1. Alternative form of negun

Pronoun

nun

1. Alternative form of negun

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali [Term?].

Noun

nun

1. salt

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Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin nonnus.

Noun

nun m (plural nuni, feminine equivalent nună)

1. the godfather at a wedding

Declension

Derived terms

• naș

See also

• nuntă

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

• non, unn, 'un, nn'

Etymology

From Latin nōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nun/

Adverb

nun

1. not

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Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نُون‎ (nūn).

Noun

nun

1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ن

• • Previous: م‎
  • Next: و‎

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Volapük

Noun

nun (nominative plural nuns)

1. message

Declension

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Wolof

Alternative forms

• ñun (used alongside "nun" in Urban Wolof)

Pronoun

nun

1. we (first-person plural subject pronoun)

See also

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Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnun]
• Hyphenation: nun

Noun

nun m

1. Alternative form of nan

Source: wiktionary.org

• a woman belonging to a religious order.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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