albatros

See also: Albatros and albatrós

English

Noun

albatros (plural albatroses)

1. Obsolete form of albatross.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Ultimately from French albatros.

Noun

albatros (definite accusative albatrosu, plural albatroslar)

1. albatross (seabird)

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatroslar
definite accusative	albatrosu	albatrosları
dative	albatrosa	albatroslara
locative	albatrosda	albatroslarda
ablative	albatrosdan	albatroslardan
definite genitive	albatrosun	albatrosların

Possessive forms of albatros

	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosum	albatroslarım
sənin (“your”)	albatrosun	albatrosların
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosu	albatrosları
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuz	albatroslarımız
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuz	albatroslarınız
onların (“their”)	albatrosu or albatrosları	albatrosları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosumu	albatroslarımı
sənin (“your”)	albatrosunu	albatroslarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosunu	albatroslarını
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuzu	albatroslarımızı
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuzu	albatroslarınızı
onların (“their”)	albatrosunu or albatroslarını	albatroslarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosuma	albatroslarıma
sənin (“your”)	albatrosuna	albatroslarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosuna	albatroslarına
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuza	albatroslarımıza
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuza	albatroslarınıza
onların (“their”)	albatrosuna or albatroslarına	albatroslarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosumda	albatroslarımda
sənin (“your”)	albatrosunda	albatroslarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosunda	albatroslarında
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuzda	albatroslarımızda
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuzda	albatroslarınızda
onların (“their”)	albatrosunda or albatroslarında	albatroslarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosumdan	albatroslarımdan
sənin (“your”)	albatrosundan	albatroslarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosundan	albatroslarından
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuzdan	albatroslarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuzdan	albatroslarınızdan
onların (“their”)	albatrosundan or albatroslarından	albatroslarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	albatrosumun	albatroslarımın
sənin (“your”)	albatrosunun	albatroslarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	albatrosunun	albatroslarının
bizim (“our”)	albatrosumuzun	albatroslarımızın
sizin (“your”)	albatrosunuzun	albatroslarınızın
onların (“their”)	albatrosunun or albatroslarının	albatroslarının

Further reading

• “albatros” in Obastan.com.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əlˈβa.tɾus]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əlˈba.tɾos]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈba.tɾos]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

albatros m (invariable)

1. albatross

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Etymology

From English albatross, probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of the Latin word albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros

1. an albatross; any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross which is probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of Latin albus (“white”). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalbatros]

• Audio:

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Noun

albatros m anim

1. albatross

Declension

Declension of albatros (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosi, albatrosové
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosů
dative	albatrosovi, albatrosu	albatrosům
accusative	albatrosa	albatrosy
vocative	albatrose	albatrosi, albatrosové
locative	albatrosovi, albatrosu	albatrosech
instrumental	albatrosem	albatrosy

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “albatros”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalbaˌtʁʌs/

Noun

albatros c (singular definite albatrossen, plural indefinite albatrosser)

1. albatross
2. (golf) an albatross or double eagle (a score of three strokes under par for a hole)

Inflection

Declension of albatros

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	albatros	albatrossen	albatrosser	albatrosserne
genitive	albatros'	albatrossens	albatrossers	albatrossernes

References

• “albatros” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.baːˌtrɔs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (plural albatrossen, diminutive albatrosje n)

1. albatross, seabird of the family Diomedeidae

Derived terms

• amsterdamalbatros
• grote albatros
• reuzenalbatros

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ba.tʁɔs/, /al.ba.tʁos/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (invariable)

1. albatross
2. (golf) albatross

References

• “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbatɾos/ [ɑlˈβ̞a.t̪ɾos̺]
• Rhymes: -atɾos
• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (invariable)

1. albatross

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch albatros, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz or Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ˈba.trɔs/
• Rhymes: -trɔs, -rɔs, -ɔs, -s
• Hyphenation: al‧bat‧ros

Noun

albatros (plural albatros-albatros)

1. albatross:
   1. (zoology) any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings
   2. (zoology) any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins
   3. a lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English albatrossbor.

French albatrosbor.

Polish albatros

Borrowed from French albatros. First attested in 1801.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈba.trɔs/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atrɔs
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m animal

1. albatross (any bird of the family Diomedeidae)

   biały albatros ― a white albatross

   skrzydła albatrosa ― albatross's wings

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosy
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosów
dative	albatrosowi	albatrosom
accusative	albatrosa	albatrosy
instrumental	albatrosem	albatrosami
locative	albatrosie	albatrosach
vocative	albatrosie	albatrosy

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “albatros”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[5] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.baˈtros/

Noun

albatros m (plural albatroși)

1. albatross

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	albatros	albatrosul	albatroși	albatroșii
genitive-dative	albatros	albatrosului	albatroși	albatroșilor
vocative	albatrosule		albatroșilor

Derived terms

• albatros călător
• albatros cu picioare negre

See also

• furtunar
• pescăruș
• petrel

References

• “albatros”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎlbatros/

Noun

àlbatros m anim (Cyrillic spelling а̀лбатрос)

1. albatross

   Synonym: burnica

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosi
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosa
dative	albatrosu	albatrosima
accusative	albatrosa	albatrose
vocative	albatrose	albatrosi
locative	albatrosu	albatrosima
instrumental	albatrosom	albatrosima

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbatɾos/ [alˈβ̞a.t̪ɾos]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -atɾos
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (plural albatroses)

1. albatross

Derived terms

• albatros de ceja negra
• albatros ojeroso
• albatros ondeado

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔalbatɾos/ [ˌʔal.bɐˈt̪ɾos]
• Rhymes: -albatɾos
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

álbatrós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. albatross (seabird)

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlbɑˈt(ɯ)ɾos/

Noun

albatros (definite accusative albatrosu, plural albatroslar)

1. albatross (seabird)

Declension

Declension of albatros

singular plural nominative albatros albatroslar definite accusative albatrosu albatrosları dative albatrosa albatroslara locative albatrosta albatroslarda ablative albatrostan albatroslardan genitive albatrosun albatrosların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular albatrosum albatroslarım 2nd singular albatrosun albatrosların 3rd singular albatrosu albatrosları 1st plural albatrosumuz albatroslarımız 2nd plural albatrosunuz albatroslarınız 3rd plural albatrosları albatrosları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular albatrosumu albatroslarımı 2nd singular albatrosunu albatroslarını 3rd singular albatrosunu albatroslarını 1st plural albatrosumuzu albatroslarımızı 2nd plural albatrosunuzu albatroslarınızı 3rd plural albatroslarını albatroslarını dative singular plural 1st singular albatrosuma albatroslarıma 2nd singular albatrosuna albatroslarına 3rd singular albatrosuna albatroslarına 1st plural albatrosumuza albatroslarımıza 2nd plural albatrosunuza albatroslarınıza 3rd plural albatroslarına albatroslarına locative singular plural 1st singular albatrosumda albatroslarımda 2nd singular albatrosunda albatroslarında 3rd singular albatrosunda albatroslarında 1st plural albatrosumuzda albatroslarımızda 2nd plural albatrosunuzda albatroslarınızda 3rd plural albatroslarında albatroslarında ablative singular plural 1st singular albatrosumdan albatroslarımdan 2nd singular albatrosundan albatroslarından 3rd singular albatrosundan albatroslarından 1st plural albatrosumuzdan albatroslarımızdan 2nd plural albatrosunuzdan albatroslarınızdan 3rd plural albatroslarından albatroslarından genitive singular plural 1st singular albatrosumun albatroslarımın 2nd singular albatrosunun albatroslarının 3rd singular albatrosunun albatroslarının 1st plural albatrosumuzun albatroslarımızın 2nd plural albatrosunuzun albatroslarınızın 3rd plural albatroslarının albatroslarının

References

• “albatros”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Welsh

Albatros

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

Noun

albatros m (plural albatrosiaid or albatrosod)

1. albatross (Diomedeidae spp.)

   Synonym: (literary) gwas y weilgi

Derived terms

• albatros aelddu (“black-browed albatross”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of albatros

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
albatros	unchanged	unchanged	halbatros

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.