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Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Already attested as ningũu in the 13th century (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Galician-Portuguese niun, from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”). Cognate with Portuguese nenhum, Spanish ningún.
Pronunciation
Determiner
ningún m (feminine ningunha, masculine plural ningúns, feminine plural ningunhas)
- not any; not even one
Non teño ningún xogo.- I have no videogame.
Non teño ningún sono.- I am not sleepy.
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Spanish
Etymology
Shortened from ninguno.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ninˈɡun/
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: nin‧gún
Determiner
ningún m (apocopate, standard form ninguno)
- (before the noun) Apocopic form of ninguno (“not any”)
Usage notes
The form ningún 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.
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