algún

See also: algun

Fala

Etymology

From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Fala terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#ALGÚNCategory:Fala terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#ALGÚN algũu, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Fala terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#ALGÚNCategory:Fala terms derived from Vulgar Latin#ALGÚN *alicūnus.

Pronunciation

Determiner

algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas)Category:Fala lemmas#ALGÚNCategory:Fala determiners#ALGÚNCategory:Fala entries with incorrect language header#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with entries#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ALGÚN

  1. some, any

Pronoun

algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas)Category:Fala lemmas#ALGÚNCategory:Fala pronouns#ALGÚNCategory:Fala entries with incorrect language header#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with entries#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ALGÚN

  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, page 46

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-PortugueseCategory:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese#ALGUNCategory:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese#ALGUN algũu, from Vulgar LatinCategory:Galician terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#ALGUNCategory:Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin#ALGUN *alicūnus, from LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#ALGUN aliquis + ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese algum, Spanish alguno, French aucun.

Pronunciation

Determiner

algún m (feminine algunha, masculine plural algúns, feminine plural algunhas)Category:Galician lemmas#ALGUNCategory:Galician determiners#ALGUNCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#ALGUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ALGÚN

  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.
    Category:Galician terms with usage examples#ALGUN

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Determiner

algún m (apocopate, standard form alguno)Category:Spanish non-lemma forms#ALGUNCategory:Spanish determiner forms#ALGUNCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ALGUNCategory:Pages with entries#ALGÚNCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ALGÚN

  1. (before the noun) apocopic form of algunoCategory:Spanish apocopic forms#ALGUN; some, any
    ¿Haces algún deporte?Do you do any sport?Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#ALGUN

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.

Further reading

Category:Fala determiners Category:Fala lemmas Category:Fala pronouns Category:Fala terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese Category:Fala terms derived from Vulgar Latin Category:Fala terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Category:Fala terms inherited from Vulgar Latin Category:Fala terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Galician determiners Category:Galician lemmas Category:Galician terms derived from Latin Category:Galician terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese Category:Galician terms derived from Vulgar Latin Category:Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Category:Galician terms inherited from Vulgar Latin Category:Galician terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Galician terms with usage examples Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Requests for translations of Spanish quotations Category:Rhymes:Fala/un Category:Rhymes:Fala/un/2 syllables Category:Rhymes:Spanish/un Category:Rhymes:Spanish/un/2 syllables Category:Spanish 2-syllable words Category:Spanish apocopic forms Category:Spanish determiner forms Category:Spanish non-lemma forms Category:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Spanish terms with audio pronunciation Category:Spanish terms with quotations Category:Spanish terms with usage examples