nonno

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nonno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɒnoʊ/, /ˈnɔːnoʊ/, /ˈnoʊnoʊ/

Noun

nonno (plural nonnos)

  1. (informal) A grandfather, especially one with Italian ancestry.

Coordinate terms

  • nonna (grandmother)

Ainu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nónꜜnò/

Noun

nonno (Kana spelling ノンノ)

  1. (botany) flower

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin nonnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔn.no/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnno
  • Hyphenation: nòn‧no

Noun

nonno m (plural nonni, feminine nonna, diminutive nonnétto or nonnìno, pejorative nonnàccio, endearing nonnùccio)

  1. grandfather
  2. (in the plural) grandparents

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of grandfather): nonna (grandmother)

Hyponyms

(grandparents):

  • nonno (grandfather)
  • nonna (grandmother)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: nonno
  • Mòcheno: nono

See also

Latin

Noun

nonnō

  1. dative/ablative singular of nonnus
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