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ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

alba.

THE SHORT MEANING

Dawn; the first light.

Light & space

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈal.ba/
  1. dawn, daybreak, break of day

    feminine
  2. sunrise

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *alba, from Latin albus (“white”). Compare French aube.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.