albino

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[edit] English

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Portuguese albino, diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (white).

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  • (RP) IPA: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/
  • (US) IPA: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/
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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

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  • 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.

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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

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  • Considered by some to be offensive when used as a term for human beings; more neutral language being "person with albinism".

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[edit] Danish

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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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albino (not comparable)

  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 c. (plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje)

  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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albino (plural albinoj, accusative singular albinon, accusative plural albinojn)

  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

[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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[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 singular albina)

  1. albino

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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 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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albino m. (feminine albina plural albinos feminine plural albinas; comparable)

  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 m. (plural albinos, feminine singular albina, 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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albíno m. (Cyrillic spelling албино)

  1. albino

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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

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albino m. (plural albinos, feminine singular albina, 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

[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

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  • Compounded with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albinopåfågel" for English "albino peacock").

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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
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