alguém

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese alguen, conflation of algũ and quen. Compare Spanish alguien.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈɡẽj̃/ [aʊ̯ˈɡẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈɡɐ̃j̃/ [aɫˈɣɐ̃j̃]

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
Hyphenation: al‧guém

Pronoun

alguém

somebody; someone (some person)
Antonym: ninguém
- 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 127:
  Está vindo alguém buscar você. Olhe.
  Someone is coming to pick you up. Look.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alguém.

Derived terms

ser alguém

Noun

alguém m (plural alguéns)

(rare) a person
Synonyms: pessoa, vivente

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alguém.

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