nuns

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nʌnz/
Rhymes: -ʌnz

Noun

nuns

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)

in some

Portuguese

Alternative forms

n'um (obsolete)
nũs (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnũʃ/

Hyphenation: nuns

Contraction

nuns m pl

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

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