ningún

See also: ningun

Galician

Etymology

Already attested as ningũu in the 13th century (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Galician and Old Portuguese niun, from Latin nec ūnus (not even one). Cognate with Portuguese nenhum, Spanish ningún.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niŋˈɡuŋ/

Determiner

ningún m (feminine ningunha, masculine plural ningúns, feminine plural ningunhas)

  1. not any; not even one
    Non teño ningún xogo.
    I have no videogame.
    Non teño ningún sono.
    I am [absolutely] not sleepy.

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Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from ninguno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [niŋˈɡun]
  • Rhymes: -un

Adjective

ningún m (apocopate, standard form ninguno)

  1. (before the noun) not any

Usage notes

The form ningún is an adjective, which 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

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