algún

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See also: algun

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus.

Pronunciation

Determiner

algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas)

  1. some, any

Pronoun

algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas)

  1. somebody, someone
    Synonym: alguen
  2. some

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎, 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese algum, Spanish alguno, French aucun.

Pronunciation

Determiner

algún m (feminine algunha, masculine plural algúns, feminine plural algunhas)

  1. some, any (a particular one, but unspecified)
    Tes algún libro interesante? -Si, algún teño.
    Do you have any interesting books? - Yes, I have some.

Usage notes

All forms of algún contract when used following the contractions de (“of, from”) or en (“in”). So de algún contracts to dalgún, and en algunhas contracts to nalgunhas.

References

  • “algu_u” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “algũu” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “algún” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “algún” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “algún” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈɡun/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: al‧gún

Determiner

algún m (apocopate, standard form alguno)

  1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of alguno; some, any
    ¿Haces algún deporte? ― Do you do any sport?

Usage notes

The form algún is used only before and within the noun phrase of the modified singular masculine noun. In other positions, alguno is used instead.

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