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alb¹

  • /ˈalb/

Rhymes with -alb

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin albus, from Proto-Italic *alβos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos, *álbʰos, *albʰós (“white”). Doublet of album.

adjective albă · albi · albe · alb

  1. masculine, neuter white

    Opposite: negru

  2. masculine, neuter white (Caucasian)

    Similar: caucazian · Opposite: negru

noun albi · equivalent albă · alb · albul · albii

  1. masculine the color white
  2. masculine white person

Alb²

Where it comes from

From alb.

proper noun lui Alb

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • white bright and colourless

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"alb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/alb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alb. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alb

Chicago

"alb." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alb.

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@misc{alb_2026,
  title = {alb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}