alban
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus (“white”) + the French -ane (“-an”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ălʹbən, IPA(key): /ˈalbən/, [ˈalbn̩]
Noun
alban (uncountable)
- (chemistry, now rare) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
Translations
white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha
References
- “alban”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
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Noun
alban (definite accusative albanı, plural albanlar)
- Albanian
- Caucasian Albanian
- Synonym: Qafqaz albanı
Derived terms
- albanca
Finnish
Noun
alban
- genitive singular of alba
Anagrams
Icelandic
Noun
alban
- definite nominative singular of alba
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
alban m (definite singular albanen, indefinite plural albanar, definite plural albanane)
- (pre-2012) alternative form of albanar
Etymology 2
Noun
alban m
- (nonstandard) definite singular of alba
Old English
Noun
alban
- inflection of albe:
- accusative/genitive/dative singular
- nominative/accusative plural
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
alban c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | alban | albans |
| definite | albanen | albanens | |
| plural | indefinite | albaner | albaners |
| definite | albanerna | albanernas |
Related terms
- Albanien n (“Albania”)
- albanska c (“Albanian language; Albanian female”)
- albansk (“Albanian”, adjective)
Uzbek
Noun
alban (plural albanlar)
Derived terms
- albancha
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalban/
Noun
alban m (plural albanau)
- (literary) period of three months, quarter of a year
- (literary) equinox
- Synonym: cyhydnos
- (literary) solstice
- Synonyms: heuldro, heulsaf, troad y rhod
Derived terms
Noun
alban m (uncountable)
- (music) element in names of some of the 24 metres in Cerdd Dant
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| alban | unchanged | unchanged | halban |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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