noun · masculinesecond declension
nonnus
nonnus m (genitive nonnī, feminine nonna)
Classical[ˈnɔn.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔn.nus]
Meaning
- Late Latinmasculinemonk
- Late Latinmasculinetutor
- Late Latinmasculineold man
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nonnus | nonnī |
| genitive | nonnī | nonnōrum |
| dative | nonnō | nonnīs |
| accusative | nonnum | nonnōs |
| ablative | nonnō | nonnīs |
| vocative | nonne | nonnī |
nonnus, i, m., and nonna, ae, f.
I. A monk; a nun, Hier. Ep. 117, n. 6; id. ib. 22, n. 16.—
II. A tutor, Inscr. Orell. 4670.
Origins
Perhaps from children's speech dating back to a late Proto-Indo-European *nana-. See also Ancient Greek νόννος (nónnos, “father”), νέννος (nénnos, “uncle”), νάννας (nánnas, “uncle”), νίννη (nínnē, “aunt”), and Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”).
Ibero-Romance
- PortugueseNuno
- Spanishñoño
- Ladinonono
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniannun
- Albaniannun
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italiannonno
- Istriotnono
- Neapolitannonno
- Siciliannannu
- Venetannono
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friuliannono
- Romanshnon
Elsewhere
- Emiliannôn