ningún
See also: ningun
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAlready attested as ningũu in the 13th century (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Galician-Portuguese niun, from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”). Cognate with Portuguese nenhum, Spanish ningún.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editningún m (feminine ningunha, masculine plural ningúns, feminine plural ningunhas)
- not any; not even one
- Non teño ningún xogo.
- I have no videogame.
- Non teño ningún sono.
- I am [absolutely] not sleepy.
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “niun”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ningún”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Further reading
edit- “ningún”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Spanish
editEtymology
editShortened from ninguno.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editningún m (apocopate, standard form ninguno)
Usage notes
editThe form ningún is only used before and in the noun phrase of the modified masculine singular noun. When the usage is pronominal (like the English word none), the pronoun ninguno is used instead. As other forms in Spanish, it admits double negation. Compare:
- No tengo ningún amigo. ― I don't have any friends.
and
- No tengo ninguno. ― I have none.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ningún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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