nuna

See also: Nuna, nună, núna, nu'na, and ňuňa

English

Noun

nuna (plural nunas)

1. Alternative form of noona.

Asturian

Contraction

nuna

1. in a/an (contraction of en + una)

Bangi

Verb

nuna

1. to age

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

German nunbor.

Esperanto nun

Esperanto -a

Esperanto nuna

From nun (“now”) + -a (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuna/

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• Rhymes: -una
• Syllabification: nu‧na

Adjective

nuna (accusative singular nunan, plural nunaj, accusative plural nunajn)

1. present, current, of the present time

Related terms

• nune

See also

• hodiaŭa

Further reading

• “nuna”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “nuna”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nuna (“land, earth, inland”), from Proto-Eskimo *nuna (“land, earth, country”).

Pronunciation

• (Nuuk) IPA^(key): /nuna/, [nʉ.na]

Noun

nuna (plural nunat)

2. Earth
3. country, land
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 5:

     Aappariit Dursleykkut sisamanngornermi avaanngunartumi uagut oqaluttuatta aallartiffiani, itermata, silami qulisimasumiit siulittuutigineqanngilaq, nunami tamarmi eqqumeeqisunik paasissaalluanngitsunik pisoqarumaartoq.

     When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country.

Declension

Declension of nuna

case	singular	plural
absolutive	nuna	nunat
ergative	nunap
allative	nunamut	nunanut
ablative	nunamit	nunaniit
prolative	nunakkut	nunatigut
locative	nunami	nunani
instrumental	nunamik	nunanik
equative	nunasut

Derived terms

• Nunat Tamalaat Peqatigiit (“United Nations”)

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /núː.nàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [núː.nàː]

Verb

nūnā̀ (grade 1)

1. to show, point out, indicate

References

• Newman, Paul (2007), A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 163.

Inuktitut

Noun

nuna

1. Latin spelling of ᓄᓇ (nona)

Related terms

• Nunavut

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi nuna.

Verb

-nuna (infinitive konuna)

1. to age

Maung

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuna/

Noun

nuna class 2

1. non-Aboriginal woman

   Synonym: palanta (“non-Aboriginal person”)

References

• Ruth Singer; Warruwi Community (2021), “nuna”, in Mawng to English Dictionary, Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN
• Heather Hewett; Anne Dineen; David Stainsby; Robin Field (2013), “nuna”, in Maung-English Interactive Dictionary‎^[1], Australian Society for Indigenous Languages

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nūnō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.nɑ/

Adverb

nūna

1. synonym of nū (“now”)

Related terms

• nūþā

Quechua

Noun

nuna

1. spirit, soul

Synonyms

• aya

Slovene

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nùːna/

Noun

núna f

1. nun, sister

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	núna
gen. sing.	núne
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	núna	núni	núne
genitive (rodȋlnik)	núne	nún	nún
dative (dajȃlnik)	núni	núnama	núnam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	núno	núni	núne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	núni	núnah	núnah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	núno	núnama	núnami

Further reading

• “nuna”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “nuna”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nuna (infinitive kununa)

1. to sulk

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nuna
Positive present -nanuna Subjunctive -nune Negative -nuni Imperative singular nuna
Infinitives
Positive kununa Negative kutonuna
Imperatives
Singular nuna Plural nuneni
Tensed forms
Habitual hununa Positive past positive subject concord + -linuna Negative past negative subject concord + -kununa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanuna) Singular Plural 1st person ninanuna/nanuna tunanuna 2nd person unanuna mnanuna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananuna wananuna other classes positive subject concord + -nanuna
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuni) Singular Plural 1st person sinuni hatununi 2nd person hununi hamnuni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanuni hawanuni other classes negative subject concord + -nuni
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanuna Negative future negative subject concord + -tanuna
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nune) Singular Plural 1st person ninune tunune 2nd person unune mnune 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anune wanune other classes positive subject concord + -nune
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinune Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenuna Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenuna Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinuna Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinuna
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anuna) Singular Plural 1st person nanuna twanuna 2nd person wanuna mwanuna 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuna wanuna m-mi(III/IV) wanuna yanuna ji-ma(V/VI) lanuna yanuna ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanuna vyanuna n(IX/X) yanuna zanuna u(XI) wanuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanuna pa(XVI) panuna mu(XVIII) mwanuna
Perfect positive subject concord + -menuna "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanuna "Not yet" negative subject concord + -januna "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinuna "If not" positive subject concord + -siponuna Consecutive kanuna / positive subject concord + -kanuna Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanune
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninuna -tununa 2nd person -kununa -wanuna/-kununeni/-wanuneni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnuna -wanuna m-mi(III/IV) -ununa -inuna ji-ma(V/VI) -linuna -yanuna ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinuna -vinuna n(IX/X) -inuna -zinuna u(XI) -ununa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kununa pa(XVI) -panuna mu(XVIII) -mununa Reflexive -jinuna
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nuna- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nunaye -nunao m-mi(III/IV) -nunao -nunayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nunalo -nunayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nunacho -nunavyo n(IX/X) -nunayo -nunazo u(XI) -nunao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nunako pa(XVI) -nunapo mu(XVIII) -nunamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nuna) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenuna -onuna m-mi(III/IV) -onuna -yonuna ji-ma(V/VI) -lonuna -yonuna ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonuna -vyonuna n(IX/X) -yonuna -zonuna u(XI) -onuna see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konuna pa(XVI) -ponuna mu(XVIII) -monuna
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish

Noun

nuna c

1. (colloquial) face, mug

Declension

Declension of nuna

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	nuna	nunas
	definite	nunan	nunans
plural	indefinite	nunor	nunors
	definite	nunorna	nunornas

Synonyms

• ansikte
• fejs (slang)
• feja (slang)
• plyte (slang)

References

• “nuna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “nuna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “nuna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• unna

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *nuna, from Proto-Eskimo *nuna. Compare Greenlandic nuna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuna/, [ˈnuna]
• Hyphenation: nu‧na

Noun

nuna

1. land
2. earth
3. country
4. village
5. soil, ground
6. place, vicinity

Declension

Declension of nuna (stem: nuna-)

	singular	dual	plural
absolutive	nuna	nunak	nunat
relative	nunam	nunak	nunat
locative	nunami	nunagni	nunani
allative	nunamun	nunagnun	nunanun
ablative	nunamek	nunagnek	nunanek
perlative	nunakun	nunagnegun	nunatgun
equative	nunatun	nunagtun	nunacetun

References

• Steven A. Jacobson (2012), “nuna”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN