algum
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Hebrew אַלְגּוּמִּים (algumím).
Noun
editalgum (uncountable)
- (biblical) A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible, 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.
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- “algum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
editFaroese
editNoun
editalgum
Galician
editDeterminer
editalgum m (feminine algumha, masculine plural alguns, feminine plural algumhas)
- reintegrationist spelling of algún
Further reading
edit- “algum” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese algũu, from Vulgar Latin *alicūnus, from Latin aliquis + ūnus. Compare Spanish alguno, French aucun, Italian alcuno.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ũ
- Hyphenation: al‧gum
Pronoun
editalgum (feminine alguma, masculine plural alguns, feminine plural algumas)
Quotations
editFor quotations using this term, see Citations:algum.
See also
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- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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- English terms with quotations
- en:Trees
- Faroese non-lemma forms
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- Galician lemmas
- Galician determiners
- Galician reintegrationist forms
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ũ
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ũ/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
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