"nowhere" in seven languages
Meaningnowhere
Spanish
/en ninˈguna ˈpaɾte/
inherited
With motion or searching: a / por ninguna parte (No aparece por ninguna parte).
French
/nyl paʁ/
inherited
Needs ne in a full sentence: Je ne le trouve nulle part.
Italian
/da nesˈsuna ˈparte/
inherited
Portuguese
/ẽj luˈɡah neˈɲũ/
other source · Latin LOCĀLEM 'of a place' (lugar), with nenhum from NEC ŪNUM
Em parte nenhuma, with PARTEM, is the European Portuguese choice.
Romanian
/nikəˈjerʲ/
other source · Romanian negative ni- (Latin NEQUE) + an old adverb of place; formation debated
Catalan
/ənˈʎɔk/
other source · Latin IN LOCŌ 'in a place' (en + lloc), negative in context
Like French personne, it turns negative only with no: No el trobo enlloc.
English
/ˈnoʊwɛɹ/
native English · Old English nāhwǣr
The Latin ancestor
PARTEM‘part, side’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
All three say 'in no part', sharing PARTEM but not the negative: Spanish ninguna (NEC ŪNUM), French nulle (NŪLLUM), Italian nessuna (NE IPSE ŪNUM).
English relatives: part, partial, particle
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In a sentence
- esMis gafas no aparecen por ninguna parte.
- frMes lunettes ne sont nulle part.
- itI miei occhiali non si trovano da nessuna parte.
- ptNão acho meus óculos em lugar nenhum.
- roNu-mi găsesc ochelarii nicăieri.
- caNo trobo les ulleres enlloc.
- enMy glasses are nowhere to be found.