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.