Nona

See also: nona, nóna, ñoña, nona-, and ǃnona

English

Etymology

From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.

Proper noun

Nona

  1. (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

From Latin Aenona.

Proper noun

Nona f

  1. Nin (a town in Croatia)

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Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of the Roman gens name Nōnus, from nōnus (the ninth).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nōna f (genitive Nōnae); first declension

  1. 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.