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nonnus.

monk

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnɔn.nʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔn.nus]
  1. monk

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  2. tutor

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
  3. old man

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

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”).

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