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alburnus.

white fish; (bleak or blay?);

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[aɫˈbʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[alˈbur.nus]

  1. a white fish, probably the bleak or blay (Alburnus alburnus)

    Late-Latin · declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus Latin -urnus Latin alburnus From albus (“white”) + -urnus.

adj[aɫˈbʊr.nʊs]Classical-Latin[alˈbur.nus]

  1. synonym of subalbus (“whitish”)

    Medieval-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus Latin -urnus Latin alburnus From albus (“white”) + -urnus.

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