alguno
Ladino
Alternative forms
- (Monastir) algunu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈɡuno/, [alˈɡunɔ], [alˈɣunɔ]
Adjective
alguno m (Latin spelling, feminine singular alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin alĭquis (“someone”) + unus (“one”).
Cognate with French aucun, Italian alcuno, Galician algún, Portuguese algum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈɡuno/ [alˈɣ̞u.no]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -uno
- Syllabification: al‧gu‧no
Determiner
alguno m (plural algunos, feminine alguna, feminine plural algunas)
- some, any
- any (used for emphasis)
- No tiene talento alguno.
- He doesn't have any talent at all.
- various
Usage notes
- When used before a singular masculine noun as part of the noun phrase, the apocopate form algún is used instead of alguno.
Derived terms
Pronoun
alguno m (feminine alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)
Usage notes
- In older texts, the pronoun is often written with a stress mark, i.e: "algúnos" to distinguish it from the determiner form.
Further reading
- “alguno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024