Albanese

See also: albanese

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæl.bəˈniːz/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɑl.bəˈniz/
• Rhymes: -iːz

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian albanese (“Albanian”).

Adjective

Albanese (comparative more Albanese, superlative most Albanese)

1. (now rare) Synonym of Albanian.

Noun

Albanese (plural Albaneses)

1. (now rare) Synonym of Albanian.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Albanese, from albanese (“Albanian”) in reference to the Arbëreshë people (Italo-Albanians) of southern Italy.

Proper noun

Albanese (plural Albaneses)

1. A surname from Italian [in turn originating as an ethnonym]; variant forms Albanesi, Albanees, Albinese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Albanese is the 5435^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6407 individuals. Albanese is most common among White (95.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albanese”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 18.
• “Albanese”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Afrikaans

Adjective

Albanese

1. attributive form of Albanees

Noun

Albanese

1. plural of Albanees

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Albanese f (plural Albanesen, diminutive Albaneesje n, masculine Albanees)

1. an Albanian woman

Adjective

Albanese

1. inflection of Albanees:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Anagrams

• Albanees

German

Alternative forms

• Albaner

Etymology

From Italian albanese (“Albanian”). Equivalent to Albanien +‎ -ese.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Albanese m (weak, genitive Albanesen, plural Albanesen, feminine Albanesin)

1. (obsolete) synonym of Albaner, an Albanian.

   1835, Title of Josef von Xylander's book:

   Die Sprache der Albanesen oder Schkipetaren

   The language of the Albanians or Skipetars

Declension

Declension of Albanese [masculine, weak]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Albanese	die	Albanesen
genitive	eines	des	Albanesen	der	Albanesen
dative	einem	dem	Albanesen	den	Albanesen
accusative	einen	den	Albanesen	die	Albanesen

Further reading

• Josef von Xylander, Die Sprache der Albanesen oder Schkipetaren [The language of the Albanians or Skipetars], Frankfurt am Main, 1835 [1]

Italian

Etymology

From albanese (“Albanian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.baˈne.ze/, (traditional) /al.baˈne.se/
• Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese

Proper noun

Albanese m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an ethnonym

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025