alguno
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== 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)
one, some, somebody
== 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]
Rhymes: -uno
Syllabification: al‧gu‧no
=== Determiner ===
alguno m (plural algunos, feminine alguna, feminine plural algunas)
some, any
Antonym: ninguno
any (used for emphasis)
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)
someone
Synonym: alguien
some, some people
one (thing); a few
==== 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 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025