ningún

See also: ningun

Galician

Alternative forms

• nengum (reintegrationist)

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

• 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.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “niun”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ningún”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “ningún”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Shortened from ninguno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ninˈɡun/ [nĩŋˈɡũn]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: nin‧gún

Determiner

ningún m (apocopate, standard form ninguno)

1. (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.

Derived terms

• de ningún modo
• ningún nacido
• por ningún lado

 

Further reading

• “ningún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28