nonno

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nonno.

Noun

nonno (plural nonnos)

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

Coordinate terms

• nonna (“grandmother”)

Related terms

• nun

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/

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• 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

• bisnonno
• trisnonno

Descendants

• → English: nonno
• → Mòcheno: nono

See also

• (family members) famiglia; cugino, figlio, figlia, fratello, madre, marito, moglie, nipote, nonna, nonno, padre, sorella, zia, zio ^{(Category: it:Family)}

Latin

Noun

nonnō

1. dative/ablative singular of nonnus