nemigalla

Old Galician-Portuguese

FWOTD – 30 December 2012

Etymology

From nen (“not even”) + *migalla (“crumb”); literally: not even a crumb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nemiˈɡaʎa/

Adverb

nemigalla

1. absolutely nothing
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 178 (facsimile):

     ⁊ por aqueſta Razon leuou o Padre ſeu fillo por non ſaber nemigalla

     And for this reason the father took his son away, so he wouldn’t know anything.

Synonyms

• nada

Descendants

• Galician: nimigalla
• Portuguese: nemigalha