German

Noun

Albino m ‎(genitive Albinos, plural Albinos)

1. albino

Declension

Latin

Noun

Albīnō

1. dative singular of Albīnus
2. ablative singular of Albīnus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin Albīnus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈbi.nu/
• Homophone: albino

Proper noun

Albino m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albin

English

Adjective

albino ‎(not comparable)

1. congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism

Usage notes

• The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative.^[1]
• The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be more/most/less/least albino (not *albinoer, *albinest, etc).

Synonyms

• (lacking melanin): albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid

Antonyms

• (having an excess of melanin): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

See also

• (lacking pigment): hypopigmented
• (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented

Translations

Noun

albino ‎(plural albinos or albinoes)

1. (countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

Usage notes

• The term is considered offensive by some when used to designate a human being; the phrase "person with albinism" is a neutral alternative.^[1]

Synonyms

• (one lacking melanin): albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid

Antonyms

• (one having an excess of melanin): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

Translations

Derived terms

References

1. 1 2 albinism.org

Anagrams

• Albion

Danish

Etymology

From Latin albino or Portuguese albino, from Latin albus ‎(“white”).

Noun

albino c (singular definite albinoen, plural indefinite albinoer)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Related terms

• albinisme c

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

albino m, f ‎(plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje n)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Adjective

albino ‎(not comparable)

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Inflection

Esperanto

Noun

albino ‎(accusative singular albinon, plural albinoj, accusative plural albinojn)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

German

Adjective

albino ‎(not comparable)

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Declension

Usage notes

• Hyphenated with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albino-Pinguin" for English "albino penguin".

Related terms

• Albino noun

Italian

Adjective

albino m ‎(feminine singular albina, masculine plural albini, feminine plural albine)

1. albino

Noun

albino m ‎(plural albini, feminine albina)

1. albino

Anagrams

• bolina, Libano

Norwegian

Adjective

albino

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Usage notes

Albino is not listed as an adjective in Norwegian, nor in Danish, so it is possibly regarded as a noun modifier as well as a noun. In addition, the Oxford Dictionary of English lists albino as a noun only.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino

Noun

albino m ‎(definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoer, definite plural albinoene)

1. an albino (person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino

Noun

albino m ‎(definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoar, definite plural albinoane)

1. an albino (as above)

Portuguese

Adjective

albino m ‎(feminine singular albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas, comparable)

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Noun

albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

albíno m ‎(Cyrillic spelling албино)

1. albino

Declension

Related terms

• albin

Spanish

Adjective

albino m ‎(feminine singular albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Noun

albino m ‎(plural albinos, feminine albina)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

Swedish

Adjective

albino

1. albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

Usage notes

• Compounded with the noun it modifies, e.g. "albinopåfågel" for English "albino peacock").

Noun

albino c (plural albiner)

1. albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism