LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

alicūnus

*alicūnus (feminine *alicūna, neuter *alicūnum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Romanceadjectivereconstructionsome

Origins

From aliquī + ūnus. First attested in Old French in the 10th century.

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesealgumfrom Old Galician-Portuguese algũu
  • Spanishalguno
  • Sardinianalgunufrom Spanish alguno
  • Sardinianargunufrom Spanish alguno
  • Spanishalgún
  • Asturianalgún
  • Galicianalgúnfrom Old Galician-Portuguese algũu
  • Ladinoalguno
  • Ladinoalgunu
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianalicunu
  • Sardiniancalicunu
  • Sardiniancalincunu
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchaucunfrom Old French alcun
  • Catalanalgú
  • Catalanalgun
  • Gasconaugun
  • Languedocienalcun
  • Languedocienaucun
Italo-Romance
  • Italianalcuno
  • Sardinianalcunufrom Italian alcuno
  • Corsicanalcunu
  • Corsicanalcun
  • Interlinguaalcunofrom Italian alcuno
  • Interlinguaalcunfrom Italian alcuno
  • Sicilianarcunu

Quick answers

What does alicūnus mean in Latin?
alicūnus, a adjective, means “some”.