nessuno

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Italian terms inherited from Latin#NESSUNOCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#NESSUNO nē (“not”) +‎ ipse (emphatic, literally “himself”) +‎ ūnus (“one”), by surface analysis “not even one”. Cognate with Neapolitan nisciuno, Sardinian nisciunu, Friulian nissun, Ligurian nisciǜn, and Old French neisune. Compare Spanish ninguno and Romanian niciun.

Pronunciation

Determiner

nessuno (feminine nessuna, no plural, superlative nessunissimo)Category:Italian lemmas#NESSUNOCategory:Italian determiners#NESSUNOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#NESSUNOCategory:Pages with entries#NESSUNOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#NESSUNO

  1. (in negative sentences) no, any
    Synonyms: (informal) niente, (archaic, literary) nullo, (archaic, literary) veruno, (archaic, literary) niuno

Pronoun

nessuno m sg (singular only, feminine nessuna)Category:Italian lemmas#NESSUNOCategory:Italian pronouns#NESSUNOCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#NESSUNOCategory:Pages with entries#NESSUNOCategory:Pages with 1 entry#NESSUNO

  1. none
  2. (masculine only) no one, nobody

Usage notes

  • The determiner has no plural form and is therefore only used with singular nouns. The pronoun is also a singulare tantum.
  • Before any grammatically connected word not beginning with s + consonant, cn, gn, pn, ps, x, or z, the masculine form nessuno changes into the apocopic form nessun, while the feminine form nessuna becomes nessun' before vowels:
nessun dolore ― no painCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#NESSUNO
nessun amico ― no friendsCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#NESSUNO
nessun'amica ― no (female) friendsCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#NESSUNO
nessun altro ― nobody elseCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#NESSUNO

Synonyms

Category:Italian singularia tantum#NESSUNO
Category:Italian 3-syllable words Category:Italian determiners Category:Italian lemmas Category:Italian pronouns Category:Italian singularia tantum Category:Italian terms derived from Latin Category:Italian terms inherited from Latin Category:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Italian terms with audio pronunciation Category:Italian terms with usage examples Category:Pages with 1 entry Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:Italian/uno Category:Rhymes:Italian/uno/3 syllables