albino
English
/ælˈbiːnəʊ/, /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/, /alˈbiːnoː/
adj
Definitions
- Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese albino, albino borrowed from Latin albinus, albus (white, dull white), albus (white, dull white).
Origin
Latin
albus
Gloss
white, dull white
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Albin English
- albification English
- albiness English
- albinism English
- albinistic English
- albinoid English
- albinoidism English
- albinoism English
- albocracy English
- albolith English
- albous English
- dealbation English
- pseudoalbinism English
- pseudoalbino English
- albinismi Finnish
- *albaster, albastrum Latin
- *exalbicāre Latin
- Albina Latin
- Albius Latin
- alba Latin
- albamentum Latin
- albatus Latin
- albedo Latin
- albeo Latin
- albiceps Latin
- albico Latin
- albicornis Latin
- albicostus Latin
- albimanus Latin
- albinus Latin
- albipennis Latin
- albipunctus Latin
- albitarsis Latin
- albitudo Latin
- albiventris Latin
- albo Latin
- albofasciatus Latin
- albogularis Latin
- albolabris Latin
- albolineatus Latin
- albomaculatus Latin
- albomarginatus Latin
- albopictus Latin
- alborem, albor Latin
- albugo Latin
- albulus Latin
- albumen Latin
- alburnus Latin
- albus Latin
- albōrem, albor Latin
- albūra Latin
- aurantialbus Latin
- subalbus Latin
- Alban German
- Albe German
- Albit German
- albino Italian
- -ane French
- albinisme French
- albophobie French
- albino Spanish, Castilian
- albo Spanish, Castilian
- κάδος Ancient Greek
- ἄλβος Ancient Greek
- albino Norwegian Bokmål
- alba Portuguese
- albinismo Portuguese
- albino Portuguese
- alvo Portuguese
- albino Swedish
- albino Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ailbín Irish
- ailbíneach Irish
- albino Danish
- albade Old French
- albino Serbo-Croatian
- alb Catalan, Valencian
- alb Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albastru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albeață Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- albacares Translingual
- albicollis Translingual
- albifrons Translingual
- albastru Aromanian
- albu Aromanian
- algheatsã Aromanian
- alba Occitan
- *alβos Proto-Italic
- alb Romansh
- alv Romansh
- jualb Dalmatian
- abiel ONF.
- åb Istro-Romanian