niciun
Romanian
Alternative forms
- nici un — superseded
Etymology
From nici + un. Probably from a Latin formation neque (“and not”) or nec unus (“not even one”). Compare Old French neisune, Italian nessuno and nissuno (Tuscan), Neapolitan nisciuno, Friulian nissun, Dalmatian nenčoin, Istriot ningun, Spanish ninguno, Portuguese nenhum, Catalan ningú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni.t͡ʃʲun/
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Determiner
niciun m or n (singular only, feminine nicio)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | niciun | nicio | — | — | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | niciunui | niciunei | — | — | |||
| definite | — | — | — | — | ||||