någon

See also: nagon

Swedish

Etymology

From late Old Swedish naghan, from earlier nokon, accusative of Old Swedish nokor, from Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse ᚾᛖ᛬ᚹᚨᛇᛏ᛬ᛖᚲ᛬ᚺᚹᚨᚱᛃᚨᛦ (ne-wait-ek-hwarjaʀ, not-know-I-who). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk nokon, Danish nogen, Faroese nakar, Icelandic nokkur, Norwegian Bokmål noen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːɡɔn/, /ˈnoːn/
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Pronoun

någon c (neuter något, plural några, contraction nån)

  1. any, some, anybody, somebody, anyone, someone, anything, something
    någon annan stans
    somewhere else
    någon över huvud taget, någon alls
    anyone at all

Derived terms

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