degú

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Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Catalan negun (with denasalization of initial /n-/ due to dissimilation from final /-n/), from Latin nec ūnus (not even one). Compare Occitan degun.

Pronoun[edit]

degú

  1. (Valencia, Ribagorçan) no one, nobody

References[edit]

  • “degú” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Mapudungun dewü.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /deˈɡu/ [d̪eˈɣ̞u]
  • (Castilian)
    Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: de‧gú

Noun[edit]

degú m (plural degús or degúes)

  1. degu

Descendants[edit]

  • English: degu
  • Italian: degù