albino
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin albus/alba via Spanish and Portuguese albo/alba, "white".
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
albino (not comparable)
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- congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism
[edit] Usage notes
- Considered by some to be offensive when used as a term for human beings; more neutral language being "albinistic".
- Not properly comparative; one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be more, most, less, least albino; not *albinoer, *albinest, etc.
[edit] Synonyms
- (lacking melanin): albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid
[edit] Antonyms
- (having an excess of melanin): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid
[edit] See also
- (lacking pigment): hypopigmented
- (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented
[edit] Translations
congenitally lacking melanin
[edit] Noun
albino (plural albinos or albinoes)
- (countable) person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism
[edit] Usage notes
- Considered by some to be offensive when used as a term for human beings; more neutral language being "person with albinism".
[edit] Synonyms
- (one lacking melanin): albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid
[edit] Antonyms
- (one having an excess of melanin): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid
[edit] Translations
one congenitally lacking melanin
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Croatian
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albino m. sg.
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[edit] Danish
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albino
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
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- Hyphenated with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albino-pingvin" for English "albino penguin").
[edit] Noun
albino c. (plural albinoer)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] Dutch
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albino
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
[edit] Noun
albino (plural albino's)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Noun
albino (plural albinoj)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] French
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albino m. (plural albinos)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] German
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albino
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
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- Hyphenated with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albino-Pinguin" for English "albino penguin").
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[edit] Italian
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albino m (f albina, m plural albini, f plural albine)
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albino m. (plural albini) (Feminine: albina)
[edit] Norwegian
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albino
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
[edit] Noun
albino (plural albinoer)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] Portuguese
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albino m., albina f. (plurals albinos m., albinas f.)
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
[edit] Noun
albino m., albina f. (plurals albinos m., albinas f.)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] Spanish
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albino m. (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism]
[edit] Noun
albino m. (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
[edit] Swedish
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albino
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
[edit] Usage notes
- Compounded with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albinopåfågel" for English "albino peacock").
[edit] Noun
albino c. (plural albinos)
- albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism
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