alb

See also:Alb,ALB,alb.,andAlb.

Translingual

Symbol

alb

1. (international standards)ISO 639-2/Blanguage codeforAlbanian.

English

A priest’salb(the white gown),stole(hanging around the neck), andmaniple(on the left sleeve).

Alternative forms

• albe,aube(both obsolete)

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishaube,awbe,albe,abbe,from LateOld Englishalbe(but later reinforced byOld Frenchaube,Medieval Latinalba), borrowed fromLatinalba(as intunicaalba(“white tunic”),vestisalba(“white garment”)),feminine ofalbus(“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ælb/

  • Audio(Southern England):

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  • Rhymes:-ælb
• (UK,also)IPA^(key):/ɑːlb/
  • Rhymes:-ɑːlb

Noun

alb(pluralalbs)

1. (Christianity,chieflyAnglicanism,Roman Catholicism)A long, whiterobeworn bypriestsand other ministers, underneath most of the othervestments.
   • 1978,Jane Gardam,God on the Rocks,Abacus, published2014,page131:

     ‘The confidence of the very rich,’ thought Father Carter watching Binkie shaking outalbsand cottas and calling rather loudly to the organist.

Synonyms

• alba

Derived terms

• albed

Related terms

• album
• albumin
• albus
• Albion

Translations

a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers

• Catalan:alba(ca)f
• Dutch:albe(nl)f
• Finnish:alba(fi)
• French:aube(fr)f
• German:Albe(de)f
• Greek:στιχάριο(el)n(stichário)
• Hungarian:alba(hu)
• Icelandic:alba(is)f
• Irish:ailbf
• Italian:camice(it)m
• Macedonian:сти́харm(stíhar),а́лбаf(álba)
• Middle English:awbe
• Old Portuguese:alva
• Polish:alba(pl)f
• Portuguese:alva(pt)f
• Russian:а́льба(ru)f(álʹba)
• Spanish:alba(es)f
• Tagalog:alba(tl)

See also

• epigonation
• epimanikion
• epitrachelion
• maniple
• omophorion
• rhason
• sakkos
• sticharion
• zone

Anagrams

• Lab,BLA,BAL,LAB,bla,Lab.,lab,abl.

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• albu

Etymology

FromLatinalbus.Compare toDaco-Romanianalb.

Adjective

alb(femininealbe,masculine pluralalghi,feminine pluralalbi)

1. white
2. (figurative)clean

Catalan

Etymology

FromLatinalbus.Only used in poetic/literary contexts or found in some toponyms.

Adjective

alb(femininealba,masculine pluralalbs,feminine pluralalbes)

1. (poetic)white

   Synonym:blanc

Derived terms

• albenc

Related terms

• alba
• albedo
• eixalbar

Further reading

• “alb”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈalp]

Noun

alb

1. genitivepluralofalbum

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

• albu

Etymology

FromLatinalbus.

Adjective

albm(pluralaľbi,feminine pluralalbi)

1. white

References

• Atasanov, Petar (1990)Le mégléno-roumain de nos jours: Une approche linguistique,Hamburg: Buske

Middle High German

Alternative forms

• alp

Etymology

InheritedfromOld High Germanalp,fromProto-West Germanic*albi,fromProto-Germanic*albiz,ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*albʰós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(before 13^thCE)/ˈalb/

Noun

albm(pluralelbeorelber)

1. elf
2. friendlyspirit,ghostlybeing,genius,orfairy

Usage notes

• Used through the 13th century.

Declension

Declension ofalb(masculine, class 2 strong)

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	dër	alb	die	elbe,elber
genitive	eines	dës	albes	dër	elbe,elber
dative	eime	dëm	albe	dën	elben,elbern
accusative	einen	dën	alb	die	elbe,elber

Descendants

• German:Alb,Albdruck,Albtraum.

References

• Marshall Jones Company (1930).Mythology of All RacesSeries, Volume 2Eddic,Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220.

Romanian

Etymology

InheritedfromLatinalbus,fromProto-Italic*alβos,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂élbʰos,*álbʰos,*albʰós(“white”).Doubletofalbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/alb/

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Adjective

albmorn(feminine singularalbă,masculine pluralalbi,feminine and neuter pluralalbe)

1. white
2. (figuratively)clean,pure,immaculate

Declension

Declension ofalb

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	alb		albă	albi	albe
	definite	albul		alba	albii	albele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	alb		albe	albi	albe
	definite	albului		albei	albilor	albelor

Antonyms

• negru

Derived terms

• alba
• albicios
• albuș
• albuț

Related terms

• albi
• albeață
• albastru

Noun

albm(pluralalbi)

1. the colorwhite
2. whiteperson

Declension

Declension ofalb

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un)alb	albul	(niște)albi	albii
genitive/dative	(unui)alb	albului	(unor)albi	albilor
vocative	albule		albilor

See also

Colorsin Romanian ·culori(layout·text)

alb	gri	negru
roșu;carmin	portocaliu;maro	galben;crem
	verde	verde mentă
cyan	bleu	albastru
violet;indigo	mov;purpură	roz

Romansch

Alternative forms

• alv(Rumantsch Grischun,Sursilvan,Sutsilvan,Surmiran,Puter)

Etymology

FromLatinalbus.

Adjective

albm(feminine singularalba,masculine pluralalbs,feminine pluralalbas)

1. (Vallader)white

Antonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun,Puter,Vallader)nair
• (Sursilvan,Sutsilvan)ner
• (Surmiran)neir