algum

English

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Etymology

Hebrew

Noun

algum (uncountable)

  1. A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood.

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for algum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Faroese

Noun

algum

  1. indefinite dative plural of alga

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Compare Spanish alguno, French aucun, Italian alcuno.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): [awˈɡũ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [aɫˈɡũ]
  • Rhymes: -ũ

Pronoun

algum m (feminine alguma, plural alguns, feminine plural algumas)

  1. some, any

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:algum.

See also
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