niun

See also: niuń

Gothic

Romanization

niun

1. Romanization of 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• niũu, neũu, neun
• ningũu, ningun, nengũu, nengun

Etymology

From earlier niũu, from neũu, from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ˈũ/, /nĩ.ˈũ/

Pronoun

niun m (feminine niũa)

1. no, none
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 74 (facsimile):

     Quẽ ſ(ant)a maria q(ui)ſer defẽder non lle pod'o demo níun mal fazer

     The Devil can do no harm to anyone whom Holy Mary defends.

Descendants

• Fala: niñún
• Galician: ningún, neñún
• Portuguese: nenhum

Old High German

Old High German cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : niun

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *neun (see also Old English niġon, Old Norse níu).

Numeral

niun

1. nine

Descendants

• Middle High German: niun
  • Alemannic German: nüün, nin, nine
  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: nòine, noüne

    Mòcheno: nai'n

  • German: neun
  • Luxembourgish: néng
  • Yiddish: נײַן (nayn)