alban

• albane

Borrowed from French albane (in the form alban, respelt after the German Alban), from the Latin albus (“white”) + the French -ane (“-an”).

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ălʹbən, IPA^(key): /ˈalbən/, [ˈalbn̩]

alban (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, now rare) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

• “alban”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• Balan, Blaan, Laban, Nabal, banal, laban, labna, nabal, nabla

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alban (definite accusative albanı, plural albanlar)

1. Albanian
2. Caucasian Albanian

   Synonym: Qafqaz albanı

• albanca

alban

1. genitive singular of alba

• nabla

alban

1. definite nominative singular of alba

alban m (definite singular albanen, indefinite plural albanar, definite plural albanane)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of albanar

alban m

1. (nonstandard) definite singular of alba

Albanien +‎ -an

alban c

1. Albanian; person, chiefly male, from Albania.

• Albanien n (“Albania”)
• albanska c (“Albanian language; Albanian female”)
• albansk (“Albanian”, adjective)

alban (plural albanlar)

1. Albanian

• albancha

• IPA^(key): /ˈalban/

alban m (plural albanau)

1. (literary) period of three months, quarter of a year
2. (literary) equinox

   Synonym: cyhydnos

3. (literary) solstice

   Synonyms: heuldro, heulsaf, troad y rhod

• Alban Arthan
• Alban Cyntefin
• Alban Eilir
• Alban Elfed
• Alban Hefin
• Alban Hyfed

alban m (uncountable)

1. (music) element in names of some of the 24 metres in Cerdd Dant

• alfarch
• carsi
• fflamgwr
• hatyr
• macydelgi, macadelgi
• macymwn, macamwn
• rhinart, rhiniart
• titr
• toddf, toddyf
• trwsgl
• wnsach

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies