albade

Old French

Etymology

From Old Spanish albada (“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”), from alba (“dawn”), from Vulgar Latin *alba (“dawn; sunrise”), from Latin albus (“bright, clear; white”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).

Noun

albade oblique singular, f (oblique plural albades, nominative singular albade, nominative plural albades)

1. aubade (love song sung to an object of affection in the morning)

Descendants

• Middle French:
  • French: aubade
    • → Dutch: aubade
      • → Indonesian: aubade
    • → English: aubade