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Nona

Nona

See also: nona, nóna, ñoña, nona-, and !nona

English

Proper noun

Nona

  1. (Roman mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho.

Coordinate terms

Anagrams

nona

nona

See also: Nona, nóna, ñoña, nona-, and !nona

Ambonese Malay

Noun

nona

  1. young lady

Hawaiian

Pronoun

nona

  1. for him/her/it; his, hers, its; whose, for whom

Usage notes

  • Applied to o-type possessions.

Related terms


Indonesian

Noun

nona

  1. miss (young unmarried woman)

Italian

Adjective

nona

  1. feminine singular of nono

Anagrams


Ladino

Etymology

From Late Latin nonna.

Noun

nona f (Latin spelling)

  1. grandmother

Coordinate terms


Latin

Numeral

nōna

  1. feminine of nōnus

References


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈno.na/, /ˈno.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: no‧na

Etymology 1

From Latin nōna, feminine of nōnus (ninth).

Alternative forms

Adjective

nona (plural, comparable)

  1. Feminine singular form of nono.

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Venetian nona (grandmother).

Noun

nona f (plural nonas)

  1. (familiar, South Brazil, São Paulo) grandmother
Synonyms

Etymology 3

From Late Latin nonna (nun).

Noun

nona f (plural nonas)

  1. (Christianity) nun
Synonyms

Venetian

Etymology

From Late Latin nonna. Compare Italian nonna

Noun

nona f (plural none) (Masculine: nono)

  1. grandmother