alicunu

Sardinian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *alicūnus from Latin aliquī (“some, any”) + ūnus (“one”). Doublet of alcunu and algunu.

Determiner

alicunu m

  1. (Logudorese, obsolete) someone
    Synonyms: (uncommon) algunu, (obsolete) alikis, calchiunu

References

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “alicunu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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