nuns

See also: n'uns

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʌnz/
  • Rhymes: -ʌnz

Noun

nuns

  1. plural of nun

Anagrams

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'uns (pre-standardization spelling)
  • nũs (obsolete)

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: nuns

Contraction

nuns m pl

  1. contraction of em uns (in some (masculine plural)): masculine plural of num