ningures

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nenllur (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) or rather a blend of ningún +‎ algures. Cognate with Portuguese nenhures.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /niŋˈɡuɾe̝s/

Adverb

ningures

  1. anywhere, nowhere (else)
    Antonym: algures
    Co que chove hoxe non vou a ningures. ― It's raining so much that I'm not going anywhere today.

References
  • “nenllur” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “nenllur” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “ningures” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “ningures” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “ningures” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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