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alba.

white precious stone; pearl;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaɫ.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba][ˈaɫ.baː]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba]

  1. a white precious stone, the pearl

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. dawn

    Medieval-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
noun/ˈalba/

  1. dawn, sunrise

    Proto-Romance · feminine · reconstruction
Where this word comes from

Substantivization of the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white, bright”).

adj[ˈaɫ.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba][ˈaɫ.baː]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba]

  1. inflection of albus: nominative/vocative feminine singular

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of albus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
adj[ˈaɫ.ba]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba][ˈaɫ.baː]Classical-Latin[ˈal.ba]

  1. ablative feminine singular of albus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
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