algún

== Fala == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈɡun/ Rhymes: -un Syllabification: al‧gún === Determiner === algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas) some, any === Pronoun === algún m sg (feminine algunha, masculine plural algunhus or algunhos or algúns or algús, feminine plural algunhas) somebody, someone Synonym: alguen some === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 46 == Galician == === Alternative forms === algum (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Cognate with Portuguese algum, Spanish alguno, French aucun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [alˈɣuŋ] === Determiner === algún m (feminine algunha, masculine plural algúns, feminine plural algunhas) some, any (a particular one, but unspecified) ==== 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. === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “algu_u”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “algũu”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “algún”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “algún”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “algún”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === algun (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈɡun/ [alˈɣ̞ũn] Rhymes: -un Syllabification: al‧gún === Determiner === algún m (apocopate, standard form alguno) (before the noun) apocopic form of alguno; some, any ¿Haces algún deporte? ― Do you do any sport? ==== 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. === Further reading === “algún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025