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Albin

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See also: albin and Albín

English

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Etymology

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Early saints' name, from the Roman cognomen Albīnus, derivative of Latin albus (white). In the case of individuals from Germanic nations, partly also from Germanic (cf. Albwin (literally elf friend)), of which Alvin is the native English form.

Proper noun

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Albin

  1. A male given name from Latin.

Translations

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Anagrams

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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Albin m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Albin: Albinsson
  • daughter of Albin: Albinsdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Albin
accusative Albin
dative Albini
genitive Albins

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.

Proper noun

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Albin

  1. a male given name

Manx

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Albain, dative form of Albu.

Proper noun

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Albin f (genitive na Halbey or na h-Albey or na h'Albey)

  1. Scotland

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Albȋn m anim

  1. a male given name

Declension

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. Albin
gen. sing. Albina
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Albin Albina Albini
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Albina Albinov Albinov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Albinu Albinoma Albinom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Albina Albina Albine
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Albinu Albinih Albinih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Albinom Albinoma Albini

Further reading

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  • Albin”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin Albīnus, partly merged with Germanic Albwin, the German equivalent of English Alvin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Albin c (genitive Albins)

  1. a male given name