Nona
English
Etymology
From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.
Proper noun
Nona
- (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.
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Italian
Etymology
Proper noun
Nona f
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Feminine form of the Roman gens name Nōnus, from nōnus (“the ninth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnoː.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔː.na]
Proper noun
Nōna f (genitive Nōnae); first declension
- a female given name
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Nōna | Nōnae |
| genitive | Nōnae | Nōnārum |
| dative | Nōnae | Nōnīs |
| accusative | Nōnam | Nōnās |
| ablative | Nōnā | Nōnīs |
| vocative | Nōna | Nōnae |
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References
- Nona in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.