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nun

/nʌn/

nunsubstantiv

nuns

Pl.

/nʌn/

Übersetzungen

The nun prayed silently in the chapel.

Монахиня молилась тихо в часовне.

Definitionen

A member of a religious community of women, especially a cloistered one, living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

The nun spent her days in prayer and service at the convent.

A type of bird, specifically a breed of domestic pigeon known for its distinctive feather pattern.

The nun pigeon is easily recognizable by the white feathers on its head and neck.

The fourteenth letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets (נ‎) and the twenty-fifth letter of the Arabic alphabet (ن‎), representing the /n/ sound.

In Hebrew, the letter nun (נ) represents the /n/ sound, while in Arabic nūn (ن) is the 25th letter of the script.

A conical red buoy that marks the starboard side of a channel when returning from the sea in North American maritime navigation.

The skipper kept the vessel to the right of the nun as they approached the harbor entrance.

Synonyme

religious woman

cloistered woman

nunadjektiv

/nʌn/

Attributive use: in compounds such as "nun habit", functioning as an adjective meaning ‘relating to nuns’.

Definitionen

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation or suitability to nuns.

She rented a nun costume for the fancy-dress party.

Synonyme

nuneigenname

Definitionen

A 7,135-metre mountain in the Nun Kun massif of the western Himalayas in Ladakh, India.

Nun is often climbed together with its twin peak, Kun.

A biblical figure, the father of Joshua in the Hebrew Bible.

In the Book of Joshua, Joshua son of Nun succeeds Moses as leader of Israel.