different between nonna vs nanna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nonna. Doublet of nun.

Noun

nonna (plural nonnas)

1. (dialectal) grandmother

Coordinate terms

• nonno (“grandfather”)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nyonya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.na?/
• Hyphenation: non?na

Noun

nonna f (plural nonna's, diminutive nonnaatje n)

1. (historical) A (young) woman of mixed Indonesian/Malay and European descent.
2. (historical) A young lady, a miss.

Related terms

• nonnie

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nonna

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin nonna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?n.na/

Noun

nonna f (plural nonne, masculine nonno)

1. grandmother, granny

Derived terms

• bisnonna
• trisnonna

Coordinate terms

• nonno (“grandfather”)

Descendants

• ? English: nonna
• ? Greek: ???? (nóna)
• ? Italiot Greek: nunna
• ? Mòcheno: nu'na

Latin

Etymology

Feminine of nonnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?non.na/, [?n?n?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?non.na/, [?n?n??]

Noun

nonna f (genitive nonnae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. nun

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

• nonnus

Descendants

References

• nonna in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nonna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• nonna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• nonna in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Late Latin nonna

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?n?nn?/

Noun

nonna f (plural nnonne)

1. grandmother
2. beddy-bye

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• nonnen

Noun

nonna m or f

1. definite feminine singular of nonne

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nonna f

1. definite singular of nonne

English

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); see also nanny.

Noun

nanna (plural nannas)

1. grandmother

Related terms

• nanny
• nana

Anagrams

• Annan, Nan'an

Chickasaw

Alternative forms

nana

Pronoun

nanna (indefinite pronoun)

1. something

Related terms

nanta

Finnish

Noun

nanna

1. (colloquial) sweet, candy

Declension

Synonyms

• nami

Anagrams

• Nanan, annan

Italian

Noun

nanna f (plural nanne)

1. beddy-byes, bye-byes (time to sleep, childish)

Derived terms

• ninnananna

Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian nanna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?nan.na/

Noun

nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu)

1. grandmother