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