nun
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
- A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- (slang) A prostitute.
- A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.
Concepten
nonvlinder
liefdezuster
nonduif
kloosterbroeder
Synoniemen
cloistress
religious woman
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Dutch shell pigeon
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Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/nʌn/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English nonne, nunne, from Old English nunne (“nun”), from Late Latin nonna (“nun, tutor”), originally (along with masculine form nonnus (“man”)) a term of address for elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana, like papa etc. Doublet of nonna.
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