ninguém

See also: ninguem

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nec (not any) + quem (whom).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nĩˈɡẽj̃/ [nĩˈɡẽɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
  • Hyphenation: nin‧guém

Pronoun

ninguém

  1. 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)

  1. nobody (someone who is not important or well-known)
    Synonyms: joão-ninguém, zé-ninguém

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ninguém.

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: ningen
  • Macanese: ninguim

Further reading

  • ninguém” in Dicionário Online de Português.
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