FromHebrewאַלְגּוּמִּים(algumím).
algum (uncountable)
- (biblical) Atree orwood mentioned in theBible, possiblyjuniper or redsandalwood.
1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,2 Chronicles9:10:And the seruants also of Huram, and the seruants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, broughtAlgume trees and, precious stones.
a tree and wood mentioned in the Bible
algum
- indefinitedativeplural ofalga
algum m (femininealgumha,masculine pluralalguns,feminine pluralalgumhas)
- reintegrationist spelling ofalgún
- “algum”, inDicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
FromOld Galician-Portuguesealgũu, fromVulgar Latin*alicūnus, fromLatinaliquis +ūnus. CompareSpanishalguno,Frenchaucun,Italianalcuno.
- Rhymes:-ũ
- Hyphenation:al‧gum
algum (femininealguma,masculine pluralalguns,feminine pluralalgumas)
- some,any
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