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nenhum.

no, none

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

det/nẽˈɲũ/Brazil[nẽˈj̃ũ]Brazil/nɨˈɲũ/Portugal[ˈnɲũ]Portugal, Southern
  1. no, none

    Nenhuma pessoa foi vista por aqui.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese nin (h)ũu, earlier nen (h)ũu, from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”). Displaced the collateral form ningũu. Compare Galician ningún, Spanish ninguno.

pron/nẽˈɲũ/Brazil[nẽˈj̃ũ]Brazil/nɨˈɲũ/Portugal[ˈnɲũ]Portugal, Southern
  1. not any, none

    Eu não encontrei nenhum.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese nin (h)ũu, earlier nen (h)ũu, from Late Latin nec ūnus (“not even one”). Displaced the collateral form ningũu. Compare Galician ningún, Spanish ninguno.

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