LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

nonna

nonna f (genitive nonnae, masculine nonnus)
Classical[ˈnɔn.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔn.na]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininenun
  2. Late Latinfemininetutor (female), tutoress (dated, may now be sexist), tutrix (obsolete)
  3. Late Latinfeminineold woman

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativenonnanonnae
genitivenonnaenonnārum
dativenonnaenonnīs
accusativenonnamnonnās
ablativenonnānonnīs
vocativenonnanonnae

nonna, ae, f., v. nonnus.

Origins

Feminine of nonnus.

Balkano-Romance
  • Romaniannună
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiannonna
  • Neapolitannonna
  • Siciliannanna
  • Venetannona
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchnonnefrom Old French nonain
  • Normannonnefrom Old French nonain
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliannone
  • Ladinonona
  • Romanshnona
Borrowings
  • Proto-West Germanic*nunnā

In English words that came into English from nonna

  • nunnonna

Quick answers

What does nonna mean in Latin?
nonna, a noun, means “nun; tutor (female), tutoress (dated, may now be sexist), tutrix (obsolete); old woman”.
What is the genitive of nonna?
The genitive singular is nonnae. nonna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce nonna?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɔn.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɔn.na].