algún
See also: algun
Galician
Etymology
From Latin aliquis (“anyone, someone”) ūnus. Cognate with French aucun, Spanish alguno, Italian alcuno.
Pronunciation
Determiner
algún m (feminine algunha, masculine plural algúns, feminine plural algunhas)
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.
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
algún m (apocopate, standard form alguno)
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.
Alternative forms
- algun (obsolete)
Categories:
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician determiners
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Spanish/un
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish adjective forms
- Spanish apocopic forms
- Spanish determiners