albino

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Antonyms 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Antonyms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 2 Croatian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 3 Danish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Related terms 3.2.2 Inflection 4 Dutch 4.1 Adjective 4.2 Noun 5 Esperanto 5.1 Noun 6 French 6.1 Noun 7 German 7.1 Adjective 7.1.1 Usage notes 7.1.2 Related terms 8 Italian 8.1 Adjective 8.2 Noun 9 Norwegian 9.1 Adjective 9.2 Noun 10 Portuguese 10.1 Adjective 10.2 Noun 11 Spanish 11.1 Adjective 11.2 Noun 12 Swedish 12.1 Adjective 12.1.1 Usage notes 12.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin albus/alba via Portuguese albino, "whitish".

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/
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[edit] Adjective

albino (not comparable)

1. 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

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• (having an excess of melanin): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

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• (lacking pigment): hypopigmented
• (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

albino (plural albinos or albinoes)

1. (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

[edit] Derived terms

• albinism
• albinistic
• albinoid
• albinic
• albinal

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[edit] Croatian

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albino m. sg.

1. albino

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• albin

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin albino or Portuguese albino, from Latin albus (“‘white’”).

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albino c. (singular definite albinoen, plural indefinite albinoer)

1. 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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• albinisme c.

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[edit] Dutch

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albino

1. 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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albino (plural albino's)

1. 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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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Noun

albino (plural albinoj)

1. 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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[edit] French

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albino m. (plural albinos)

1. 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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[edit] German

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albino

1. 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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• Albino

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[edit] Italian

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albino m (f albina, m plural albini, f plural albine)

1. albino

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albino m. (plural albini) (Feminine: albina)

1. albino

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[edit] Norwegian

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albino

1. 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)

1. 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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[edit] Portuguese

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albino m., albina f. (plurals albinos m., albinas f.)

1. 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.)

1. 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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[edit] Spanish

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albino m. (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)

1. 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)

1. 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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[edit] Swedish

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albino

1. 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)

1. 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