alban

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See also: Alban and albán

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus (“white”) + the French -ane (“-an”).

Pronunciation

Noun

alban (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry, now rare) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

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Azerbaijani

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Noun

alban (definite accusative albanı, plural albanlar)

  1. Albanian
  2. Caucasian Albanian
    Synonym: Qafqaz albanı

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Finnish

Noun

alban

  1. genitive singular of alba

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Icelandic

Noun

alban

  1. definite nominative singular of alba

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

alban m (definite singular albanen, indefinite plural albanar, definite plural albanane)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of albanar

Etymology 2

Noun

alban m

  1. (nonstandard) definite singular of alba

Swedish

Etymology

Albanien +‎ -an

Noun

alban c

  1. Albanian; person, chiefly male, from Albania.

Declension

Declension of alban 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative alban albanen albaner albanerna
Genitive albans albanens albaners albanernas

Related terms

  • Albanien n (“Albania”)
  • albanska c (“Albanian language; Albanian female”)
  • albansk (“Albanian”, adjective)

Uzbek

Noun

alban (plural albanlar)

  1. Albanian

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Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

alban m (plural albanau)

  1. (literary) period of three months, quarter of a year
  2. (literary) equinox
    Synonym: cyhydnos
  3. (literary) solstice
    Synonyms: heuldro, heulsaf, troad y rhod

Derived terms

Noun

alban m (uncountable)

  1. (music) element in names of some of the 24 metres in Cerdd Dant

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Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
alban unchanged unchanged halban
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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