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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin nec (“not any”) + quem (“whom”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
- Hyphenation: nin‧guém
Pronoun
ninguém
- no one; nobody (not one person)
- Antonym: alguém
Usage notes
In the case of double negative, ninguém often translates as anybody.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Derived terms
Noun
ninguém m (plural ninguéns)
- nobody (someone who is not important or well-known)
- Synonyms: joão-ninguém, zé-ninguém
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.
Descendants
Further reading
- “ninguém” in Dicionário Online de Português.