nonunion

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

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Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

English union

English nonunion

From non- + union.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɒnˈjuːni.ən/

Adjective

nonunion (not comparable)

1. Not part of a labor union; not unionized.

Alternative forms

• non-union

Derived terms

• non-union Mexican equivalent

Translations

Translations

• Italian: non sindacale

Noun

nonunion (countable and uncountable, plural nonunions)

1. Lack of union; failure to become united.
2. (countable, pathology) The failure of a broken bone to heal

   the nonunion of the distal part of the humerus

Translations

lack of union

• French: désunion (fr)

failure of a broken bone

• Russian: несращение (ru) n (nesraščenije)