alba

Pronunciation

• (Received 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”).

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 Template:taxling (it is now considered a hybrid and is accordingly called Rosa × alba).

Etymology 3

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

Anagrams

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

Etymology

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

Noun

alba f (plural albes)

1. dawn

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈal.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/

Noun

alba f (plural albes)

1. dawn
2. the white tunic worn by priests

Noun

alba

1. a weed
2. an uncultivated plant

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alba f (genitive singular ölbu, nominative plural ölbur)

1. alb (priestly robe)

Etymology

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

Noun

alba f

1. dawn

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

Anagrams

• Baal

Etymology

From albus (“white”).

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/, [ˈaɫ.ba]

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈal.baː/, [ˈaɫ.baː]

Etymology

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

Noun

alba f

1. alpine pasture
2. alp

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.ba/

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Noun

alba f

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

Further reading

• alba in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin albus (“white”).

Adjective

alba (plural albas, comparable)

1. white

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

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin alba, from Latin albus.

Adjective

alba

1. Feminine singular of adjective albo.

Noun

alba f (plural albas)

1. dawn

   Synonym: amanecer