Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Nunnation — Nun*na tion, n. [From nun, the Arabic name of the letter n: cf. NL. nunnatio, F. nunnation.] (Arabic Gram.) The pronunciation of n at the end of words. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nunnation — [nu nā′shən] n. [ModL nunnatio < Ar nūn, the letter n] the addition of final n to a word, as in the declension of certain Arabic nouns … English World dictionary
nunnation — ⇒NUN(N)ATION, NOUNATION, (NUNATION, NUNNATION)subst. fém. LING., PHONÉT. A. En arabe, addition de la consonne n (un) à la suite de la désinence casuelle du nom, pour exprimer la modalité «indéfini». Un nom est indéterminé grammaticalement quand… … Encyclopédie Universelle
nunnation — ˌnəˈnāshən noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin nunnation , nunnatio, from Arabic nūn, letter n of the Arabic alphabet + Latin ation , atio ation : the addition of a final n in declension of nouns (as in Arabic) … Useful english dictionary
nunnation — nunnated, adj. /nu nay sheuhn/, n. nunation. * * * … Universalium
nunnation — noun a) The addition of a final n sound to words in some Semitic languages b) A speech disorder stammering, in which the ‘’n’’ sound is given to other consonants … Wiktionary
nunnation — A speech disorder in which the n sound is given to other consonants. [Ar. nun, the letter n.] * * * nun·na·tion .nə nā shən n overly frequent or abnormal use (as in stammering) of the sound of the letter n * * * nun·na·tion (nən aґshən) … Medical dictionary
nunnation — n. addition of N to the end of a word (Arabic Grammar) … English contemporary dictionary
nunnation — nun·na·tion … English syllables
nounation — ⇒NUN(N)ATION, NOUNATION, (NUNATION, NUNNATION)subst. fém. LING., PHONÉT. A. En arabe, addition de la consonne n (un) à la suite de la désinence casuelle du nom, pour exprimer la modalité «indéfini». Un nom est indéterminé grammaticalement quand… … Encyclopédie Universelle
