álbum

See also: Appendix:Variations of "album"

Portuguese

Etymology

From German Album, from Latin album (blank white writing tablet), from albus (white). Doublet of alvo.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈaw.bũ/ [ˈaʊ̯.bũ]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈal.bũ/ [ˈaɫ.βũ]

  • Audio (Brazil):(file)
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -albũ, (Brazil) -awbũ
  • Hyphenation: ál‧bum

Noun

álbum m (plural álbuns)

  1. album (all senses)

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin album. Doublet of albo and obo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalbun/ [ˈal.β̞ũn], /ˈalbum/ [ˈal.β̞ũm]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -albun, -album
  • Syllabification: ál‧bum

Noun

álbum m (plural albums or álbumes)

  1. album (a book designed to keep photographs, stamps, autographs)
  2. album (a phonograph record composed of several tracks)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Tagalog: album (or from English)

Further reading