Alb

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See also: alb, ALB, alb., and Alb.

German

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle High German alb, alp, from Old High German alp, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Doublet of Elf, borrowed from English later.

Noun

Alb m (mixed, genitive Albs or Albes, plural Alben)

  1. (Germanic mythology) elf, especially an evil one
    Synonyms: Elf, Elb, Elbe
Declension
Declension of Alb
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alb die Alben
genitive eines des Albs, Albes der Alben
dative einem dem Alb, Albe1 den Alben
accusative einen den Alb die Alben

1Now rare, see notes.

Noun

Alb m (strong, genitive Albs or Albes, plural Albe)

  1. (Germanic folklore) creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps
  2. nightmare (formerly believed to be caused by such a creature)
  3. (figurative, higher register) mental oppression, anxiety
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of Alb
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alb die Albe
genitive eines des Albs, Albes der Albe
dative einem dem Alb, Albe1 den Alben
accusative einen den Alb die Albe

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Alemannic German Alp, from Middle High German albe, from Old High German alba.

Noun

Alb f (genitive Alb, plural Alben)

  1. (regional) mountainous area, upland
    Schwäbische Alb ― Swabian Jura

References

  • Thyen, Olaf (and Michael Clark, Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht, Bradbury Sykes (1999) The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English, English-German‎, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 71: “Alb2 .. (veralt.: Kobold) goblin believed to give sleeping people nightmares..”
  • Thode, Ernest (1992) German-English Genealogical Dictionary‎, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 9: “Alb - mountain; hill; ridge; escarpment; upland area..”
  • Betterridge, Harold T. (1978) Cassell's German-English English-German Dictionary, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 9: “1Alb 1. elf, .. 2. nighmare. 2Alb (dial.) alp(s)..”

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

From alb.

Proper noun

Alb m (genitive/dative lui Alb)

  1. a surname
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