alguno
Ladino
Pronunciation
Adjective
alguno m (Latin spelling, feminine singular alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin alĭquis (“someone”) + unus (“one”).
Cognate with French aucun, Italian alcuno, Galician algún, Portuguese algum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
alguno (feminine alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
Usage notes
- When used before a singular masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopate form algún is used instead of alguno.
- Note: In older texts, the pronoun is often written with a stress mark, i.e: "algúnos" to distinguish it from the adjectival form:
Derived terms
Pronoun
alguno m (feminine alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
Further reading
- “alguno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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