A1🔤 Letters M & N
Italian word
nonno
grandfather
Looks like
nun / non-
a religious sister; a prefix meaning 'not'
⚠️ The trap
English learners parse 'nonno' as 'non-no', a double negative, or think of a nun. It simply means grandfather (paired with 'nonna' = grandmother).
To say "a religious sister; a prefix meaning 'not'" in Italian:
suora (for nun); non- (as prefix is the same in Italian)
"nonno" in English means:
grandfather
Example
"Mio nonno ha novant'anni."
"My grandfather is ninety years old."
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