albus
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) white (properly without luster), dull white
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) clear, bright
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) pale, fair, gray, hoary
- (adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) favorable, fortunate, auspicious, propitious
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈaɫ.bʊs]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *alβos, from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós. Cognates include Umbrian 𐌀𐌋𐌚𐌖 (alfu), Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “whiteness, white leprosy”), Hittite 𒀠𒉺𒀸 (alpas, “cloud”), Middle Welsh elbid (“world”), English elf, and Russian ле́бедь (lébedʹ, “swan”).
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