nun

• Substantiv mit mehreren Bedeutungen: eine Frau, die in einem religiösen Orden Gelübde abgelegt hat; eine kegelförmige Boje, die in der Seefahrt verwendet wird; oder der 14. Buchstabe des hebräischen Alphabets.

A noun with multiple meanings: a woman who has taken vows in a religious order; a buoy shaped like a cone used in maritime navigation; or the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

1. Woman religiousA2formal

   A woman who has taken vows to live a religious life, typically in a convent, dedicated to prayer and service.

   Nonne

   • The nun spent her days in prayer and helping the poor.
   • She decided to become a nun after years of spiritual reflection.
   • The convent housed over twenty nuns from different countries.

   Synonymeabbessconventualprioressreligioussister

2. Buoy resembling a coneC1formal

   A type of navigational buoy shaped like a cone, used to mark channels or hazards in water.

   Kegelboje

   • The sailor spotted a red nun buoy marking the edge of the channel.
   • Nun buoys are often paired with can buoys to indicate safe passage.
   • The chart showed a nun buoy near the shallow reef.

   Synonymeconical buoy

3. 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabetC1formal

   The fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, representing the sound 'n'.

   Nun

   • The letter nun is written as 'נ' in Hebrew script.
   • In Hebrew, the word 'nun' means 'fish' or 'offspring'.
   • The nun is one of the five letters that have a final form at the end of words.