albino
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Portuguese albino, diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
albino (not comparable)
- congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism
Usage notes [edit]
- 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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (lacking melanin): albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid
Antonyms [edit]
- (having an excess of melanin): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid
See also [edit]
- (lacking pigment): hypopigmented
- (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented
Translations [edit]
Noun [edit]
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
Usage notes [edit]
- Considered by some to be offensive when used as a term for human beings; more neutral language being "person with albinism".
Synonyms [edit]
- (one lacking melanin): albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid
Antonyms [edit]
- (one having an excess of melanin): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid
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Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin albino or Portuguese albino, from Latin albus (“white”).
Noun [edit]
albino c (singular definite albinoen, plural indefinite 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
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Inflection [edit]
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | albino | albinoen | albinoer | albinoerne |
| genitive | albinos | albinoens | albinoers | albinoernes |
Dutch [edit]
Adjective [edit]
albino (not comparable)
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
Noun [edit]
albino m, f (plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje)
- 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
Esperanto [edit]
Noun [edit]
albino (plural albinoj, accusative singular albinon, accusative plural albinojn)
- 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
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
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
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German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
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
Usage notes [edit]
- Hyphenated with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albino-Pinguin" for English "albino penguin".
Related terms [edit]
- Albino n
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
albino m (f albina, m plural albini, f plural albine)
Noun [edit]
albino m (plural albini, feminine singular albina)
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Norwegian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
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
Noun [edit]
albino m (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
Portuguese [edit]
Adjective [edit]
albino m (feminine albina plural albinos feminine plural albinas; comparable)
- albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism
Noun [edit]
albino m (plural albinos, feminine singular albina, 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
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Noun [edit]
albíno m (Cyrillic spelling албино)
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | albíno | albíni |
| genitive | albína | albina |
| dative | albinu | albinima |
| accusative | albína | albine |
| vocative | albíno | albini |
| locative | albinu | albinima |
| instrumental | albinom | albinima |
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Spanish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
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
Noun [edit]
albino m (plural albinos, feminine singular albina, 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
Swedish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
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
Usage notes [edit]
- Compounded with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albinopåfågel" for English "albino peacock").
Noun [edit]
albino c (plural albiner)
- 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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