nadinha

Portuguese

Etymology

From nada (“nothing”) +‎ -inha.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [naˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈd͡ʒĩ.ɲɐ/ [naˈd͡ʒĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /naˈd͡ʒi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐˈdi.ɲɐ/ [nɐˈði.ɲɐ]

• Hyphenation: na‧di‧nha

Noun

nadinha m (plural nadinhas)

1. smidgen (a little bit of something)

   Synonyms: bocadinho, pouquinho, (Portugal) chichizinho

2. diminutive of nada

Related terms

• nada

Further reading

• “nadinha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “nadinha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025