Italian

Alternative forms

• nissuno (Tuscan)
• niuno (archaic, literary)

Adjective

nessuno m sg ‎(feminine nessuna, superlative nessunissimo)

1. (in negative sentences) no, any

Synonyms

• (archaic, literary) nullo
• (archaic, literary) veruno

Pronoun

nessuno m sg ‎(feminine nessuna)

1. none
2. (masculine only) no one, nobody

Synonyms

• (archaic, literary) nullo
• (archaic, literary) veruno

Usage notes

Please note that the adjective has no plural form and is therefore only used with singular nouns. The pronoun is also a singulare tantum.

Before any grammatically connected word not beginning with vowel, s + consonant, cn, gn, pn, ps, x, or z, nessuno changes into the apocopic form nessun, while nessuna becomes nessun' before vowels.

nessun dolore‎ ― no pain

nessun amico‎ ― no friends

nessun'amica‎ ― no (female) friends

nessun altro‎ ― nobody else