nisciuno

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin nē ipse ūnus (literally “not one himself, not even one”). Compare Italian nessuno, Friulian nissun, Ligurian nisciǜn, Old French neisun; cf. also Romanian niciun, Spanish ninguno.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niʃˈʃu.nə/, [niˈʃːuːnɐ]

Adjective

nisciuno m sg (feminine nisciuna)

  1. (singular only, in negative sentences) no, any

Pronoun

nisciuno m sg (feminine nisciuna)

  1. (singular only) none
  2. (masculine singular only) no one, nobody
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