Albu
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See also: albu
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Albu (plural Albus)
- A surname from Romanian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Albu is the 48901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 431 individuals. Albu is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *albiyū. Compare Old Welsh elbid.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Albu f (genitive Alban)
- Scotland (a country in Great Britain)
- Britain (an island)
- Synonym: Bretain
Declension
| Feminine n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | Albu | — | — |
| Vocative | Albu | — | — |
| Accusative | AlbainN | — | — |
| Genitive | Alban | — | — |
| Dative | AlbainL, AlbuL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Albu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | nAlbu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Romanian
Etymology
From alb.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Albu m (genitive/dative lui Albu)
- a surname