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alba¹

  • /ˈal.ba/

Where it comes from

Definite form of albă, from Latin alba, feminine of albus. For the sense of "dawn" or "sunrise", see Vulgar Latin *alba, whence also Spanish and Italian alba, French aube, Portuguese alva.

adjective

  1. accusative, definite, feminine, nominative, singular definite feminine singular nominative/accusative of alb

noun albe

  1. common, feminine dawn, daybreak, sunrise

    Similar: zori, auroră, răsărit

Alba²

  • /ˈalba/

Where it comes from

From alba, definite feminine form of alb.

proper noun Alba · Albaua · Albale · Albalei

  1. feminine a county of Romania
  2. feminine a village in Hudești, Botoșani County, Romania
  3. feminine a village in Izvoarele, Tulcea County, Romania

In English

  • dawn morning twilight period
  • Alba county of Romania

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

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

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

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@misc{alba_2026,
  title = {alba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/alba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}