Albu

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Romanian Albu.

Proper noun[edit]

Albu (plural Albus)

  1. A surname from Romanian.

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Albu is the 48901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 431 individuals. Albu is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.

Further reading[edit]

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *albiyū. Compare Old Welsh elbid.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Albu f (genitive Alban)

  1. Scotland (a country in Great Britain)
  2. Britain (an island)
    Synonym: Bretain

Declension[edit]

Feminine n-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Albu
Vocative Albu
Accusative AlbainN
Genitive Alban
Dative AlbainL, AlbuL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: Alba, Albain
  • Manx: Nalbin
  • Scottish Gaelic: Alba

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Albu unchanged nAlbu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From alb.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Albu m (genitive/dative lui Albu)

  1. a surname