English → Latin
“nun” in Latin
monachanun (female member of a religious community)nonnusmonk; tutor; old manIūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi
The English word nun itself goes back to Latin nonna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
nun
monacha, nonna (Hier.); monastria (Justinus, Novell.): to become a nun, ritu Christiano sacrari cultui divino (after Ammianus, 18, 10).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for nun?
- The usual Latin words for “nun” are monacha, nonnus, Iūstīnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.