nada
Asturian
Alternative forms
Catalan
Cebuano
Danish
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology 1
From Portuguese nadar. Cognates with Kabuverdianu nada.
Etymology 2
From Portuguese nada. Cognates with Kabuverdianu nada.
Indonesian
Maia
Old High German
Alternative forms
- Alternative form of ginada
Noun
nāda f
- favour
Declension
Declension of nāda (ō-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | nāda | nādā |
accusative | nāda | nādā |
genitive | nāda | nādōno |
dative | nādu | nādōm |
References
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Old Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnada/
Pronoun
nada
- (indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 365 (facsimile):
- ſempre a noit e o dia en ſeu coraçon dultaua que alma nada non era. ſenon uento que paſſaua
- always at night and day, he had a doubt in his heart that the soul was nothing more than wind which passed
- ſempre a noit e o dia en ſeu coraçon dultaua que alma nada non era. ſenon uento que paſſaua
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 365 (facsimile):
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese nada, from Latin [res] nāta, feminine of nātus.
Pronoun
nada
- (indefinite) nothing (not any thing; no thing)
- Não consigo ver nada.
- I can’t see anything.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nada.
Related terms
Adverb
nada (not comparable)
- to no extent; in no way; not at all
- Não estou nada feliz com suas ações.
- I am not happy at all with your actions.
- (familiar) emphasises that a statement is false
- Ele pagou pela janta nada.
- He paid for dinner my ass.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nada.
Antonyms
- (to no extent): totalmente, completamente
Noun
nada m (uncountable)
- nothingness (the state of not existing)
- the void (the vacuum of space)
- a very small amount
- Ele colocou um nada de sal na comida.
- He added a very small amount of salt in the food.
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nada.
Synonyms
- (state of not existing): inexistência
- (vacuum of space): vácuo
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: nada
Etymology 2
Inflected form of nadar (“to swim”).
Verb
nada
Quotations
For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nadar.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *nada.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nǎːda/
- Hyphenation: na‧da
Declension
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nada.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnada/, [ˈnaða]
Etymology 1
From Latin nulla res nata (“no born thing”), in the sense of saying "no new thing"; see also French rien.
Pronoun
nada
Alternative forms
- ná (eye dialect)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
nada
Further reading
- “nada” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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