nuns

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʌnz/ Rhymes: -ʌnz === Noun === nuns plural of nun === Anagrams === sunn == Galician == === Etymology === From contraction of preposition en (“in”) + masculine plural article uns (“some”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnuŋs/ [ˈnũŋs̺] Rhymes: -uŋs === Contraction === nuns m pl (masculine sg nun, feminine sg nunha, feminine plural nunhas) in some == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === n'uns (pre-standardization spelling) nũs (obsolete) === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: nuns === Contraction === nuns m pl contraction of em +‎ uns, literally “in some (masculine plural)”: masculine plural of num