Albanian

See also albanian

English

Etymology 1

From Middle French Albanien, from Old French albaneis, from Albanie (“Albania”), from Medieval Latin Albania, from Vulgar Latin *albanus (“Albanian”), from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανοί (Albanoí, “a southern Illyrian tribe”) (compare Old Albanian arbër, arbën 'Albanian')

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ælˈbeɪniən/
• Rhymes: -eɪniən

Adjective

Albanian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language.

Translations

Of or pertaining to Albania

Albanian: shqip (sq) Armenian: ալբանական (hy) (albanakan) Basque: albaniar (eu) Catalan: albanès (ca) Valencian: albanés (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: (of Albania) 阿爾巴尼亞的 (cmn), 阿尔巴尼亚的 (cmn) (Āěrbāníyà de); (of the Albanian people) 阿爾巴尼亞人的 (cmn), 阿尔巴尼亚人的 (cmn) (Āěrbāníyà rén de); (of the Albanian language) 阿爾巴尼亞語的 (cmn), 阿尔巴尼亚语的 (cmn) (Āěrbāníyà yǔ de) Croatian: albanski (hr) Czech: albánský (cs) Dutch: Albanees (nl), Albanese (nl) Estonian: albaania, Albaania Finnish: albanialainen (fi) French: albanais (fr) m., albanaise (fr) f. German: albanisch (de) Greek: αλβανικός (el) (alvanikós) Gujarati: આલ્બાનિયન Hindi: आल्बानियन (hi) Hungarian: albán (hu), albániai (hu) Icelandic: albanskur (is)

Interlingua: albanese (ia) Irish: Albánach (ga) Italian: albanese (it) Lithuanian: albaniškas (lt) m., albaniška (lt) f. Maltese: Albaniż (mt) m., Albaniża (mt) f., Albaniżi (mt) pl. Norwegian: Bokmål: albansk (nb) Nynorsk: albansk (nn) Novial: albani Polish: albański (pl) Portuguese: albanês (pt) Romanian: albanez (ro) Romansch: albanais (rm) Russian: албанский (ru) (albánskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: а̀лба̄нскӣ (sh), ши̏птарскӣ (sh) Roman: àlbānskī (sh), šȉptarskī (sh) Spanish: albanés (es) Swedish: albansk (sv) Tagalog: Albanes (tl) Turkish: Arnavut (tr)

Noun

Albanian (plural Albanians)

1. A person from Albania or of Albanian descent.

Translations

Person from Albania

Albanian: shqiptar (sq) Armenian: ալբանացի (hy) (albanac’i) Basque: albaniar (eu) Catalan: albanès (ca) m., albanesa (ca) f. Valencian: albanés (ca) m., albanesa (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 阿爾巴尼亞人 (cmn), 阿尔巴尼亚人 (cmn) (Āěrbāníyà rén) Crimean Tatar: arnavut Croatian: Albanac (hr) m., Albanka (hr) f. Czech: Albánec (cs) m. Dutch: Albanees (nl) m., Albanese (nl) f. Estonian: albaanlane m. or f., albaanlanna f. Finnish: albanialainen (fi) French: Albanais (fr) m., Albanaise (fr) f. German: Albanier (de) m., Albanierin (de) f. Greek: Αλβανός m., Αλβανή or Αλβανίδα f. Gujarati: આલ્બાનિયન Hebrew: אלבני (albani) m., אלבנית (albanya) f. Hindi: आल्बानियन (hi) Hungarian: albán (hu) Icelandic: Albani (is) m. Interlingua: albanese (ia)

Irish: Albánach (ga) m. Italian: albanese (it) Lithuanian: albanas (lt) m., albanė (lt) f., albanietis (lt) m., albanietė (lt) f. Macedonian: Албанец (mk) (Álbanec) m., Албанка (mk) (Álbanka) f. Malay: orang Albania (ms), Albania (ms) Maltese: Albaniż (mt) m., Albaniża (mt) f. Norwegian: Bokmål: albaner (nb) m. Nynorsk: alban (nn) m., albanar (nn) m. Novial: albane m. or f., albano m., albana f. Polish: Albańczyk (pl) m., Albanka (pl) f. Portuguese: albanês (pt), albanesa (pt) f. Romanian: albanez (ro) m., albaneză (ro) f. Romansch: albanais (rm) m., albanaisa (rm) f. Russian: албанец (ru) (albánets) m., албанка (ru) (albánka) f. Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: Алба́нац (sh) m., А̀лба̄нка (sh) f. Roman: Albánac (sh) m., Àlbānka (hr) f. Spanish: albanés (es) m., albanesa (es) f. Swedish: alban (sv), albanska (sv) Tagalog: Albanes (tl) Turkish: Arnavut (tr)

Proper noun

Albanian

1. The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. (ISO language codes: alb/sqi/sq (Tosk), aln (Gheg), aat (Arvanitika), aae (Arbëresh))

Synonyms

• Albanese

Translations

language

Albanian: shqip (sq) Armenian: ալբաներեն (hy) (albaneren) Basque: albaniera (eu) Catalan: albanès (ca) m. Valencian: albanés (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 阿爾巴尼亞語 (cmn), 阿尔巴尼亚语 (cmn) (Āěrbāníyàyǔ) Czech: albánština (cs) f. Dutch: Albanees (nl) Esperanto: albana (eo) Estonian: albaania keel, albaania Finnish: albania (fi), albanian kieli (fi) French: albanais (fr) m. German: Albanisch (de) Greek: αλβανικά (el) (alvaniká) f. pl. Gujarati: આલ્બાનિયન Hebrew: אַלְבָּנִית (albanít) Hindi: आल्बानियन Hungarian: albán (hu) Icelandic: albanska (is) f. Interlingua: albanese (ia) Irish: Albáinis (ga) f.

Italian: albanese (it) Korean: 알바니아어 (ko) (albani-a-eo) Lithuanian: albanų (lt), albanų kalba (lt) Macedonian: албански (mk) (álbanski) m. Malay: bahasa Albania (ms), Albania (ms) Maltese: L-Albaniż (mt) Navajo: Albéínii bizaad Norwegian: Bokmål: albansk (nb) m. Nynorsk: albansk (nn) m. Novial: albanum Polish: albański (pl) Portuguese: albanês (pt) Romanian: albaneză (ro) f., limba albaneză (ro) Romansch: albanais (rm), lingua albanaisa (rm) f. Russian: албанский (ru) (albánskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: а̀лба̄нскӣ (sh) m. Roman: àlbānskī (sh) m. Spanish: albanés (es) Swedish: albanska (sv) Tagalog: Albanes (tl) Turkish: Arnavutça (tr)

Related terms

• Albanology

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Albanian terms
• Albanian edition of Wiktionary
• Albanian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Albanian language

External links

• Albanian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition.
• ISO 639-1 code sq, ISO 639-3 code sqi (SIL). It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are:

Ethnologue entry for Gheg Albanian, aln Ethnologue entry for Arbëreshë Albanian, aae

Ethnologue entry for Arvanitika Albanian, aat Ethnologue entry for Tosk Albanian, als

Etymology 2

From (Caucasian) Albania +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ælˈbeɪniən/
• Rhymes: -eɪniən

Adjective

Albanian (not comparable)

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Caucasian Albania, to its people or language.

Translations

Of or pertaining to Caucasian Albania

Armenian: աղվանական (hy) (aġvanakan)

Russian: албанский (ru)

Noun

Albanian (plural Albanians)

1. An inhabitant of Caucasian Albania. Udi people are descended from them.

Translations

inhabitant Caucasian Albania

Armenian: աղվան (hy) (aġvan) Old Armenian: աղուան (ałuan)

Russian: албан (ru) m.

Proper noun

Albanian

1. The extinct Northeast Caucasian language once spoken by these people. Udi language is descended from it.

Translations

language

Armenian: աղվաներեն (hy) (aġvaneren) Old Armenian: աղուաներէն (ałuanerēn)

Russian: кавказско-албанский (ru), агванский (ru), албанский (ru)

Etymology 3

Albany +‎ -ian

Adjective

Albanian (comparative more Albanian, superlative most Albanian)

1. (central New York) of or from the city of Albany, New York State

Noun

Albanian (plural Albanians)

1. (central New York) Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.

See also

• Appendix:Albanian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Albanian
• Albany, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Albany, New York

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Finnish

Proper noun

Albanian

1. Genitive singular form of Albania.