Alberta

English

Alberta's flag

Etymology

From Albert +‎ -a. The province was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌælˈbɜː(ɹ).tə/

• Audio (Canada):

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Proper noun

Alberta

2. A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary.
3. Former name of Rockwood: an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California, United States.
4. A female given name from the Germanic languages, masculine equivalent Albert.
   • 1936, George Weller, Clutch and Differential, Ayer, published 1970, →ISBN, page 196:

     Alberta is more like a man's name than any other name that comes from a men's, more than Georgianna which is just like a magnolia blossom or Henrietta which most people change to Etta or Geraldine which nobody ever thinks of coming from a man's Irish name like Gerald. Alberta also sounds sort of Canadian, and everything from Canada is masculine the way everything from Mexico is feminine, even the men. In saying it carelessly or reading it you hardly notice the a in the end.

5. A surname.

Meronyms

• (province): Calgary
• (province): Edmonton

Holonyms

• (province): Canada

Derived terms

• AB, Alta, Alta. (abbreviation)
• Alberta clipper
• Albertan
• Alberta spruce

Translations

province

• Afrikaans: Alberta
• Arabic: أَلْبِرْتَا f (ʔalbirtā)
• Belarusian: Альбе́рта f (Alʹbjérta)
• Bengali: অ্যালবার্টা (bn) (êlbarṭa)
• Bulgarian: Албъ́рта f (Albắrta)
• Catalan: Alberta (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 亞伯達 / 亚伯达 (aa³ baak³ daat⁶) (overseas Chinese), 艾伯塔 (ngaai⁶ baak³ taap³) (Hong Kong), 亞省 / 亚省 (aa³ saang²) (short form, overseas Chinese), 艾省 (ngaai⁶ saang²) (short form, Hong Kong)

  Hokkien: please add this translation if you can

  Mandarin: 亞伯達 / 亚伯达 (Yàbódá) (overseas Chinese, Taiwan), 艾伯塔 (zh) (Àibótǎ) (China, Hong Kong), 亞省 / 亚省 (Yà Shěng) (short form; overseas Chinese, Taiwan), 艾省 (Ài Shěng) (short form; China, Hong Kong)

• Czech: Alberta (cs) f
• Danish: Alberta
• Dutch: Alberta
• Esperanto: Alberto
• Estonian: Alberta
• Finnish: Alberta (fi)
• French: Alberta (fr) f
• Galician: Alberta (gl)
• Georgian: ალბერტა (alberṭa)
• German: Alberta (de) n
• Greek: Αλμπέρτα (el) f (Almpérta), Αλβέρτα (el) f (Alvérta)
• Hebrew: אלברטה
• Hindi: अलबर्टा (albarṭā)
• Hungarian: Alberta (hu)
• Icelandic: Alberta (is)
• Ido: Alberta
• Indonesian: Alberta
• Interlingua: Alberta
• Inuktitut: ᐋᕘᑕ (aafoota)
• Italian: Alberta (it) f
• Japanese: アルバータ (ja) (Arubāta), アルバータ州 (Arubāta-shū)
• Khmer: អ៊ែលបឺរថឹ (ɛɛlbəɨtʰə), អាល់ប៊ឺតា (ʼalbɨɨtaa)
• Korean: 앨버타 (Aelbeota), 알버타 (Albeota)
• Latin: Alberta f
• Macedonian: Албе́рта f (Albérta)
• Mongolian: Альбе́рта (Alʹbérta)
• Norman: Albèrta f
• Norwegian: Alberta
• Persian: آلبرتا
• Polish: Alberta (pl) f
• Portuguese: Alberta (pt) f
• Russian: Альбе́рта (ru) f (Alʹbérta)
• Serbo-Croatian: Алберта f, Alberta (sh) f
• Slovak: Alberta f
• Spanish: Alberta (es) f
• Swedish: Alberta (sv)
• Thai: รัฐแอลเบอร์ตา
• Ukrainian: Альбе́рта f (Alʹbérta)
• Urdu: البرٹا (albarṭā)
• Vietnamese: Alberta

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alberta is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Alberta is most common among White (78.85%) individuals.

Anagrams

• arbalet, latebra, ratable, trabeal

Czech

Alberta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalbɛrta]

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Declension

Declension of Alberta (sg-only hard feminine)

	singular
nominative	Alberta
genitive	Alberty
dative	Albertě
accusative	Albertu
vocative	Alberto
locative	Albertě
instrumental	Albertou

Faroese

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Alberta's son: Albertuson
• Alberta's daughter: Albertudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Alberta
accusative	Albertu
dative	Albertu
genitive	Albertu

Finnish

Alberta

Etymology

From English Alberta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlbertɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lbe̞rt̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlbertɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧ber‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Al‧ber‧ta

Proper noun

Alberta

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Declension

Inflection of Alberta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Alberta	—
genitive		Albertan	—
partitive		Albertaa	—
illative		Albertaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Alberta	—
accusative	nom.	Alberta	—
	gen.	Albertan
genitive		Albertan	—
partitive		Albertaa	—
inessive		Albertassa	—
elative		Albertasta	—
illative		Albertaan	—
adessive		Albertalla	—
ablative		Albertalta	—
allative		Albertalle	—
essive		Albertana	—
translative		Albertaksi	—
abessive		Albertatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alberta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albertani — accusative nom. Albertani — gen. Albertani genitive Albertani — partitive Albertaani — inessive Albertassani — elative Albertastani — illative Albertaani — adessive Albertallani — ablative Albertaltani — allative Albertalleni — essive Albertanani — translative Albertakseni — abessive Albertattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albertasi — accusative nom. Albertasi — gen. Albertasi genitive Albertasi — partitive Albertaasi — inessive Albertassasi — elative Albertastasi — illative Albertaasi — adessive Albertallasi — ablative Albertaltasi — allative Albertallesi — essive Albertanasi — translative Albertaksesi — abessive Albertattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albertamme — accusative nom. Albertamme — gen. Albertamme genitive Albertamme — partitive Albertaamme — inessive Albertassamme — elative Albertastamme — illative Albertaamme — adessive Albertallamme — ablative Albertaltamme — allative Albertallemme — essive Albertanamme — translative Albertaksemme — abessive Albertattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albertanne — accusative nom. Albertanne — gen. Albertanne genitive Albertanne — partitive Albertaanne — inessive Albertassanne — elative Albertastanne — illative Albertaanne — adessive Albertallanne — ablative Albertaltanne — allative Albertallenne — essive Albertananne — translative Albertaksenne — abessive Albertattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Albertansa — accusative nom. Albertansa — gen. Albertansa genitive Albertansa — partitive Albertaansa — inessive Albertassaan Albertassansa — elative Albertastaan Albertastansa — illative Albertaansa — adessive Albertallaan Albertallansa — ablative Albertaltaan Albertaltansa — allative Albertalleen Albertallensa — essive Albertanaan Albertanansa — translative Albertakseen Albertaksensa — abessive Albertattaan Albertattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• albertanvalkokuusi

French

Etymology

Named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta.

Pronunciation

• (Belgium, France) IPA^(key): /al.bɛʁ.ta/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /al.bɛʁ.tɑ/, /al.bɛʁ.tɔ/

• Audio (Canada):

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Anagrams

• ablater, albâtre, blatéra, tablera

Italian

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. a female given name, masculine equivalent Alberto

Anagrams

• albatre, blatera, latebra

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aɫˈbɛr.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [alˈbɛr.ta]

Proper noun

Alberta f sg (genitive Albertae); first declension

1. (New Latin) Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Alberta
genitive	Albertae
dative	Albertae
accusative	Albertam
ablative	Albertā
vocative	Alberta
locative	Albertae

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbɛr.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛrta
• Syllabification: Al‧ber‧ta

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Alberta.

Proper noun

Alberta f (male equivalent Albert)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alberta

Declension

Declension of Alberta

	singular	plural
nominative	Alberta	Alberty
genitive	Alberty	Albert
dative	Albercie	Albertom
accusative	Albertę	Alberty
instrumental	Albertą	Albertami
locative	Albercie	Albertach
vocative	Alberto	Alberty

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Alberta m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of Albert

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *aþalą

Proto-West Germanic *aþal

Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s

Proto-Germanic *berhtaz

Proto-West Germanic *berht

Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht

Old English Æþelbeorht

Latin Albertusder.

Old French Albertder.

English Albert

English -a

English Albertabor.

Polish Alberta

Borrowed from English Alberta.

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Declension

Declension of Alberta

	singular
nominative	Alberta
genitive	Alberty
dative	Albercie
accusative	Albertę
instrumental	Albertą
locative	Albercie
vocative	Alberto

Further reading

• “Alberta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛh.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛh.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɾ.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛʁ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛχ.tɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /awˈbɛɻ.tɐ/ [aʊ̯ˈbɛɻ.tɐ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ [aɫˈβɛɾ.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ [aɫˈβɛɾ.tɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾ.tɐ/ [aɫˈbɛɾ.tɐ]

• Rhymes: -ɛɾtɐ
• Hyphenation: Al‧ber‧ta

Proper noun

Alberta f (plural Albertas, masculine Alberto, masculine plural Albertos)

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Coordinate terms

provinces of Canada: províncias do Canadáedit

• Alberta
• Colúmbia Britânica
• Ilha do Príncipe Eduardo
• Manitoba
• Nova Brunsvique
• Nova Escócia
• Ontário
• Quebeque
• Sascachevão
• Terra Nova e Labrador

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alberta/, [ˈalberta]
• Rhymes: -erta
• Hyphenation: Al‧ber‧ta

Noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Declension

Declension of Alberta

	singulare tantum
nominative	Alberta
genitive	Alberty
dative	Alberte
accusative	Albertu
locative	Alberte
instrumental	Albertou

Further reading

• “Alberta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbeɾta/ [alˈβ̞eɾ.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eɾta
• Syllabification: Al‧ber‧ta

Proper noun

Alberta f

1. Alberta (a province in western Canada)

Related terms

• albertano