nuns

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʌnz/
• Rhymes: -ʌnz

Noun

nuns

1. plural of nun

Anagrams

• sunn

Galician

Etymology

From contraction of preposition en (“in”) masculine plural article uns (“some”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuŋs/ [ˈnũŋs̺]
• Rhymes: -uŋs

Contraction

nuns m pl (masculine sg nun, feminine sg nunha, feminine plural nunhas)

1. in some

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• n'um (obsolete)
• nũs (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnũs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnũs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈnũʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnũʃ/

• Hyphenation: nuns

Contraction

nuns m pl

1. Contraction of em uns (“in some (masculine plural)”): masculine plural of num