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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen, from Latin aliquis, influenced by quen (“who”). Compare Portuguese alguém and Spanish alguien.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
alguén
- someone
- Antonym: ninguén
References
- “alguen” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “alguen” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “alguén” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “alguén” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “alguén” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.