algum
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hebrew אַלְגּוּמִּים (algumím).
Noun
algum (uncountable)
- (biblical) A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 9:10:
- And the seruants also of Huram, and the seruants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought Algume trees and, precious stones.
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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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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)
Faroese
Galician
Determiner
algum m (feminine algumha, masculine plural alguns, feminine plural algumhas)
- reintegrationist spelling of algún
Further reading
- “algum” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Compare Spanish alguno, French aucun, Italian alcuno.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈɡũ/ [aʊ̯ˈɡũ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈɡũ/ [aɫˈɣũ]
- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: al‧gum
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:algum.
See also
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