niciun
Romanian
Alternative forms
- nici un (superseded)
Etymology
nici + un. Probably from a Latin formation neque (“and not”) or nec unus (“not even one”). Compare Old French neisune, Italian nessuno and nissuno (Tuscan), Neapolitan nisciuno, Friulian nissun, Dalmatian nenčoin, Istriot ningun, Spanish ninguno, Portuguese nenhum, Catalan ningú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.t͡ʃʲun/
Declension
declension of niciun (determiner declension, singular only, indefinite only)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | niciun | nicio | — | — | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | niciunui | niciunei | — | — | ||
| definite | — | — | — | — | |||
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