alba

See also: Alba, Albà, and albă

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ălʹbə, IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bə/

Etymology 1

First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).

Noun

alba (plural albas)

1. A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

Further reading

• Alba (poetry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

First attested in 1848; borrowed from Latin alba (the feminine form of albus (“white”)) in the now-disused species name of binomial nomenclature (it is now considered a hybrid and is accordingly called Rosa × alba).

Noun

alba (plural albas)

1. A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid .
2. A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.

Further reading

• List of Rosa species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

First attested in 1859; borrowed from Latin alba, the nominative plural form of album (“blank tablet”), whence the English album.

Noun

alba pl

1. (rare) plural of album
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:alba.

Anagrams

• AABL, Ba'al, Baal, Bala, Baʿal, LABA, blaa, laab

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Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus (“white”).

Noun

alba f (plural albes)

1. dawn

Synonyms

• amanecer

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈal.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈal.bə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈal.ba]

Noun

alba f (plural albes)

1. dawn
2. the white tunic worn by priests

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Chickasaw

Noun

alba

1. a weed
2. an uncultivated plant

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Finnish

Noun

alba

1. An alb; a long white gown worn in various Christian ceremonies by the priest or the parishioners, especially in a confirmation by the people who are being confirmed

Declension

Inflection of alba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		alba	albat
genitive		alban	albojen
partitive		albaa	alboja
illative		albaan	alboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		alba	albat
accusative	nom.	alba	albat
	gen.	alban
genitive		alban	albojen albain rare
partitive		albaa	alboja
inessive		albassa	alboissa
elative		albasta	alboista
illative		albaan	alboihin
adessive		alballa	alboilla
ablative		albalta	alboilta
allative		alballe	alboille
essive		albana	alboina
translative		albaksi	alboiksi
abessive		albatta	alboitta
instructive		—	alboin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative albani albani accusative nom. albani albani gen. albani genitive albani albojeni albaini rare partitive albaani albojani inessive albassani alboissani elative albastani alboistani illative albaani alboihini adessive alballani alboillani ablative albaltani alboiltani allative alballeni alboilleni essive albanani alboinani translative albakseni alboikseni abessive albattani alboittani instructive — — comitative — alboineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative albasi albasi accusative nom. albasi albasi gen. albasi genitive albasi albojesi albaisi rare partitive albaasi albojasi inessive albassasi alboissasi elative albastasi alboistasi illative albaasi alboihisi adessive alballasi alboillasi ablative albaltasi alboiltasi allative alballesi alboillesi essive albanasi alboinasi translative albaksesi alboiksesi abessive albattasi alboittasi instructive — — comitative — alboinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative albamme albamme accusative nom. albamme albamme gen. albamme genitive albamme albojemme albaimme rare partitive albaamme albojamme inessive albassamme alboissamme elative albastamme alboistamme illative albaamme alboihimme adessive alballamme alboillamme ablative albaltamme alboiltamme allative alballemme alboillemme essive albanamme alboinamme translative albaksemme alboiksemme abessive albattamme alboittamme instructive — — comitative — alboinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative albanne albanne accusative nom. albanne albanne gen. albanne genitive albanne albojenne albainne rare partitive albaanne albojanne inessive albassanne alboissanne elative albastanne alboistanne illative albaanne alboihinne adessive alballanne alboillanne ablative albaltanne alboiltanne allative alballenne alboillenne essive albananne alboinanne translative albaksenne alboiksenne abessive albattanne alboittanne instructive — — comitative — alboinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative albansa albansa accusative nom. albansa albansa gen. albansa genitive albansa albojensa albainsa rare partitive albaansa albojaan albojansa inessive albassaan albassansa alboissaan alboissansa elative albastaan albastansa alboistaan alboistansa illative albaansa alboihinsa adessive alballaan alballansa alboillaan alboillansa ablative albaltaan albaltansa alboiltaan alboiltansa allative alballeen alballensa alboilleen alboillensa essive albanaan albanansa alboinaan alboinansa translative albakseen albaksensa alboikseen alboiksensa abessive albattaan albattansa alboittaan alboittansa instructive — — comitative — alboineen alboinensa

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Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, the feminine of albus (“white”). Cognate with Portuguese alva.

Noun

alba f (plural albas)

1. dawn

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• “alba” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Icelandic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalpa/
• Homophone: Alba

Noun

alba f (genitive singular ölbu, nominative plural ölbur)

1. alb (priestly robe)

Declension

declension of alba

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alba	alban	ölbur	ölburnar
accusative	ölbu	ölbuna	ölbur	ölburnar
dative	ölbu	ölbunni	ölbum	ölbunum
genitive	ölbu	ölbunnar	alba	albanna

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Istriot

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus (“white”).

Noun

alba f

1. dawn

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus (“white”). Compare French aube.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalba/
• Hyphenation: àl‧ba

Noun

alba f (plural albe)

1. dawn, daybreak, break of day

   Synonym: aurora

2. sunrise

   Synonyms: aurora, levar del sole

Derived terms

• albeggiare
• albino

See also

• (times of day) parte del giorno; aurora,‎ alba,‎ mattino/‎mattina,‎ mezzogiorno,‎ pomeriggio,‎ tramonto,‎ crepuscolo,‎ sera,‎ notte,‎ mezzanotte ^{(Category: it:Time) [edit]}

Anagrams

• Baal

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Latin

Pronunciation

• alba: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/, [ˈäɫ̪bä]
• alba: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/, [ˈälbä]
• albā: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈal.baː/, [ˈäɫ̪bäː]
• albā: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/, [ˈälbä]

Etymology 1

From albus (“white”).

Noun

alba f (genitive albae); first declension

1. a white precious stone, the pearl
2. vocative singular of alba

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	alba	albae
Genitive	albae	albārum
Dative	albae	albīs
Accusative	albam	albās
Ablative	albā	albīs
Vocative	alba	albae

Noun

(deprecated template usage) albā

1. ablative singular of alba

References

• “alba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• alba in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• alba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “alba”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective 1

(deprecated template usage) alba

1. inflection of albus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective 2

(deprecated template usage) albā

1. ablative feminine singular of albus

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰós (“mountain”)

Noun

alba f

1. alpine pasture
2. alp

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/

• Audio:

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Noun

alba f

1. alb (long white robe worn by ministers at religious ceremonies)

Declension

Declension of alba

	singular	plural
nominative	alba	alby
genitive	alby	alb
dative	albie	albom
accusative	albę	alby
instrumental	albą	albami
locative	albie	albach
vocative	albo	alby

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin albus (“white”).

Adjective

alba m or f (plural albas)

1. white

Derived terms

• albino

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Romanian

Etymology

Definite form of albă, from Latin alba, feminine of albus. For the sense of "dawn" or "sunrise", see Vulgar Latin alba, whence also Spanish and Italian alba, French aube, Portuguese alva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/

Adjective

alba

1. definite feminine singular nominative of alb
2. definite feminine singular accusative of alb

Noun

alba f (plural albe)

1. (popular) dawn, daybreak, sunrise

Synonyms

• zori, auroră, răsărit

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalba/ [ˈal.β̞a]

Adjective

alba

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective albo.

Noun

alba f (plural albas)

1. dawn

   Synonym: amanecer

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.

  el alba, un alba

• They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.

Further reading

• “alba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Noun

alba

1. (Christianity) alb