Nonne

• Nunne (obsolete)

From Middle High German nunne, from Old High German nunna, from Medieval Latin nonna. The -o- is the regular outcome of Middle High German -u- before a nasal geminate, though it might have been reinforced by relatinisation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔnə/

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• Rhymes: -ɔnə

Nonne f (genitive Nonne, plural Nonnen)

1. nun
2. nun moth

• Among Catholics, the word Ordensschwester (or just Schwester) is usually preferred. In Catholic terminology, Nonne is often confined to nuns living in inclosure.

• (member of religious order): Ordensfrau, Ordensschwester, Schwester
• (moth): Nonnenfalter

• Nonnenchor, Nonnenfalter, Nonnengans, Nonnenhaube, Nonnenkloster, Nonnenkopf, Nonnenorden, Nonnenschule, Nonnenstift, Nonnentracht

• “Nonne” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Nonne” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Nonne” in Duden online