nunna

Estonian

Noun

nunna

1. genitive singular of nunn
2. partitive singular of nunn
3. illative singular of nunn

Faroese

Noun

nunna f (genitive singular nunnu, plural nunnur)

1. nun

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nunna	nunnan	nunnur	nunnurnar
accusative	nunnu	nunnuna	nunnur	nunnurnar
dative	nunnu	nunnuni	nunnum	nunnunum
genitive	nunnu	nunnunnar	nunna	nunnanna

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nunna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnunːɑ/, [ˈnunːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -unːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): nun‧na

Noun

nunna

1. (Christianity) nun
2. Nonea pulla
3. nunbird

Declension

Inflection of nunna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		nunna	nunnat
genitive		nunnan	nunnien
partitive		nunnaa	nunnia
illative		nunnaan	nunniin
		singular	plural
nominative		nunna	nunnat
accusative	nom.	nunna	nunnat
	gen.	nunnan
genitive		nunnan	nunnien nunnain rare
partitive		nunnaa	nunnia
inessive		nunnassa	nunnissa
elative		nunnasta	nunnista
illative		nunnaan	nunniin
adessive		nunnalla	nunnilla
ablative		nunnalta	nunnilta
allative		nunnalle	nunnille
essive		nunnana	nunnina
translative		nunnaksi	nunniksi
abessive		nunnatta	nunnitta
instructive		—	nunnin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nunna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nunnani nunnani accusative nom. nunnani nunnani gen. nunnani genitive nunnani nunnieni nunnaini rare partitive nunnaani nunniani inessive nunnassani nunnissani elative nunnastani nunnistani illative nunnaani nunniini adessive nunnallani nunnillani ablative nunnaltani nunniltani allative nunnalleni nunnilleni essive nunnanani nunninani translative nunnakseni nunnikseni abessive nunnattani nunnittani instructive — — comitative — nunnineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nunnasi nunnasi accusative nom. nunnasi nunnasi gen. nunnasi genitive nunnasi nunniesi nunnaisi rare partitive nunnaasi nunniasi inessive nunnassasi nunnissasi elative nunnastasi nunnistasi illative nunnaasi nunniisi adessive nunnallasi nunnillasi ablative nunnaltasi nunniltasi allative nunnallesi nunnillesi essive nunnanasi nunninasi translative nunnaksesi nunniksesi abessive nunnattasi nunnittasi instructive — — comitative — nunninesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nunnamme nunnamme accusative nom. nunnamme nunnamme gen. nunnamme genitive nunnamme nunniemme nunnaimme rare partitive nunnaamme nunniamme inessive nunnassamme nunnissamme elative nunnastamme nunnistamme illative nunnaamme nunniimme adessive nunnallamme nunnillamme ablative nunnaltamme nunniltamme allative nunnallemme nunnillemme essive nunnanamme nunninamme translative nunnaksemme nunniksemme abessive nunnattamme nunnittamme instructive — — comitative — nunninemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nunnanne nunnanne accusative nom. nunnanne nunnanne gen. nunnanne genitive nunnanne nunnienne nunnainne rare partitive nunnaanne nunnianne inessive nunnassanne nunnissanne elative nunnastanne nunnistanne illative nunnaanne nunniinne adessive nunnallanne nunnillanne ablative nunnaltanne nunniltanne allative nunnallenne nunnillenne essive nunnananne nunninanne translative nunnaksenne nunniksenne abessive nunnattanne nunnittanne instructive — — comitative — nunninenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nunnansa nunnansa accusative nom. nunnansa nunnansa gen. nunnansa genitive nunnansa nunniensa nunnainsa rare partitive nunnaansa nunniaan nunniansa inessive nunnassaan nunnassansa nunnissaan nunnissansa elative nunnastaan nunnastansa nunnistaan nunnistansa illative nunnaansa nunniinsa adessive nunnallaan nunnallansa nunnillaan nunnillansa ablative nunnaltaan nunnaltansa nunniltaan nunniltansa allative nunnalleen nunnallensa nunnilleen nunnillensa essive nunnanaan nunnanansa nunninaan nunninansa translative nunnakseen nunnaksensa nunnikseen nunniksensa abessive nunnattaan nunnattansa nunnittaan nunnittansa instructive — — comitative — nunnineen nunninensa

Derived terms

compounds

• benediktiiniläisnunna
• benediktiininunna
• birgittalaisnunna
• dominikaaninunna
• havununna
• keltanokkanunna
• nunnajärjestö
• nunnakunta
• nunnaluostari
• nunnalupaus
• nunnankaapu
• nunnanpuku
• nunnaperhonen
• nunnatasku

 

Further reading

• “nunna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italiot Greek

Noun

nunna f

1. godmother

Swedish

Etymology

From Late Old Norse nunna, from Medieval Latin nonna.

Noun

nunna c

1. nun

Declension

Declension of nunna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nunna	nunnas
	definite	nunnan	nunnans
plural	indefinite	nunnor	nunnors
	definite	nunnorna	nunnornas

Descendants

• → Estonian: nunn
• → Finnish: nunna

See also

• munk
• nuna

References

• nunna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nunna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nunna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• nunan