alguno

Ladino

Adjective

alguno m (Latin spelling)

  1. one, some

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *alicunus, from Latin alĭquis (“someone”) + unus (“one”)

Cognate with French aucun, Italian alcuno, Galician algún, Portuguese algum.

Adjective

alguno (feminine singular alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)

  1. some, any
    ¿Quiere alguno más?
    Do you want some more?

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:

Pronoun

alguno m (feminine alguna, masculine plural algunos, feminine plural algunas)

  1. someone

Synonyms

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