albatros

albatros

See also: Albatros

English

Noun

albatros (plural albatroses)

1. Obsolete form of albatross.

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Catalan

Etymology

From English albatross.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əlˈba.tɾos/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əlˈba.tɾus/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /alˈba.tɾos/

Noun

albatros m (plural albatros)

1. albatross

Further reading

• “albatros” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Cebuano

Etymology

From English albatross, probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس‎ (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس‎ (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of the Latin word albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros

1. an albatross; any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings

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Czech

Etymology

From English albatross[1] which is probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس‎ (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس‎ (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican.[2] In either case, altered under the influence of Latin albus (“white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalbatros]

Noun

albatros m anim

1. albatross

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosi, albatrosové
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosů
dative	albatrosovi, albatrosu	albatrosům
accusative	albatrosa	albatrosy
vocative	albatrose	albatrosi, albatrosové
locative	albatrosovi, albatrosu	albatrosech
instrumental	albatrosem	albatrosy

References

1. "albatros" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “albatross”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

• albatros in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• albatros in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalbaˌtʁʌs/

Noun

albatros c (singular definite albatrossen, plural indefinite albatrosser)

1. albatross
2. (golf) an albatross or double eagle (a score of three strokes under par for a hole)

Inflection

Declension of albatros

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	albatros	albatrossen	albatrosser	albatrosserne
genitive	albatros'	albatrossens	albatrossers	albatrossernes

References

• “albatros” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.baːˌtrɔs/

• audio

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• Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (plural albatrossen, diminutive albatrosje n)

1. albatross, seabird of the family Diomedeidae

Derived terms

• reuzenalbatros

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French

Etymology

From English albatross.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ba.tʁɔs/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Hyphenation: al‧bat‧ros

Noun

albatros m (plural albatros)

1. albatross
2. (golf) albatross

References

• “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

albatros m (plural albatros)

1. albatross

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros, from English albatross from Spanish alcatraz, from Arabic الْغَطَّاس‎‎ (al-ḡaṭṭās).[1] First attested in 1801.[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbat.rɔs/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -atrɔs
• Syllabification: al‧bat‧ros

Noun

albatros m anim

1. albatross (any bird of the family Diomedeidae)

   biały albatros ― a white albatross

   skrzydła albatrosa ― albatross's wings

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosy
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosów
dative	albatrosowi	albatrosom
accusative	albatrosa	albatrosy
instrumental	albatrosem	albatrosami
locative	albatrosie	albatrosach
vocative	albatrosie	albatrosy

References

1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
2. Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse (1801) Podróż p. La Perouse na odkrycia nowych kraiów w latach 1785-1786 i 1788. T. 1‎, page 322

• Pęzik, Piotr; Przepiórkowski, A.; Bańko, M.; Górski, R.; Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine]‎, Wydawnictwo PWN

Further reading

• albatros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• albatros in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.baˈtros/

Noun

albatros m (plural albatroși)

1. albatross

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) albatros	albatrosul	(niște) albatroși	albatroșii
genitive/dative	(unui) albatros	albatrosului	(unor) albatroși	albatroșilor
vocative	albatrosule		albatroșilor

Derived terms

• albatros călător
• albatros cu picioare negre

See also

• furtunar
• pescăruș
• petrel

References

• albatros in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǎlbatros/

Noun

àlbatros m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лбатрос)

1. albatross

Declension

Declension of albatros

	singular	plural
nominative	albatros	albatrosi
genitive	albatrosa	albatrosa
dative	albatrosu	albatrosima
accusative	albatrosa	albatrose
vocative	albatrose	albatrosi
locative	albatrosu	albatrosima
instrumental	albatrosom	albatrosima

Synonyms

• burnica

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Spanish

Etymology

From English albatross, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbatɾos/ [alˈβ̞a.t̪ɾos]

• Audio (Spain)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atɾos
• Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

Noun

albatros m (plural albatroses)

1. albatross

Derived terms

• albatros de ceja negra
• albatros ojeroso

Further reading

• “albatros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlbɑˈt(ɯ)ɾos/

Noun

albatros (definite accusative albatrosu, plural albatroslar)

1. albatross (seabird)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	albatros
Definite accusative	albatrosu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	albatros	albatroslar
Definite accusative	albatrosu	albatrosları
Dative	albatrosa	albatroslara
Locative	albatrosta	albatroslarda
Ablative	albatrostan	albatroslardan
Genitive	albatrosun	albatrosların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosum albatroslarım 2nd singular albatrosun albatrosların 3rd singular albatrosu albatrosları 1st plural albatrosumuz albatroslarımız 2nd plural albatrosunuz albatroslarınız 3rd plural albatrosları albatrosları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosumu albatroslarımı 2nd singular albatrosunu albatroslarını 3rd singular albatrosunu albatroslarını 1st plural albatrosumuzu albatroslarımızı 2nd plural albatrosunuzu albatroslarınızı 3rd plural albatroslarını albatroslarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosuma albatroslarıma 2nd singular albatrosuna albatroslarına 3rd singular albatrosuna albatroslarına 1st plural albatrosumuza albatroslarımıza 2nd plural albatrosunuza albatroslarınıza 3rd plural albatroslarına albatroslarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosumda albatroslarımda 2nd singular albatrosunda albatroslarında 3rd singular albatrosunda albatroslarında 1st plural albatrosumuzda albatroslarımızda 2nd plural albatrosunuzda albatroslarınızda 3rd plural albatroslarında albatroslarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosumdan albatroslarımdan 2nd singular albatrosundan albatroslarından 3rd singular albatrosundan albatroslarından 1st plural albatrosumuzdan albatroslarımızdan 2nd plural albatrosunuzdan albatroslarınızdan 3rd plural albatroslarından albatroslarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular albatrosumun albatroslarımın 2nd singular albatrosunun albatroslarının 3rd singular albatrosunun albatroslarının 1st plural albatrosumuzun albatroslarımızın 2nd plural albatrosunuzun albatroslarınızın 3rd plural albatroslarının albatroslarının

References

• albatros in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu