Albanian

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviation): Alb. === Etymology 1 === From Albania +‎ -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (UK) IPA(key): /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ (US) IPA(key): /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/, /ælˈbeɪn.jən/, /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/, /ɔlˈbeɪn.jən/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/, /ɑlˈbeɪn.jən/ Rhymes: -eɪniən Hyphenation: Al‧ba‧ni‧an, Al‧ban‧ian ==== Adjective ==== Albanian (not comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. [from 1593] ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Albanian (plural Albanians) A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants. [from 1569?] Hyponym: Tiranan ===== Synonyms ===== Albanese (rare) ===== Translations ===== ==== Proper noun ==== Albanian The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. [from 1786] ===== Derived terms ===== Old Albanian ===== Related terms ===== Albanology ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Albanian terms Appendix:Albanian Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Albanian ==== Further reading ==== Albanian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Albanian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. ISO 639-1 code sq, ISO 639-3 code sqi (SIL) Ethnologue entry for Albanian, sqi ⁠, a macrolanguage including: === Etymology 2 === From (Caucasian) Albania +‎ -ian. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -eɪniən ==== Adjective ==== Albanian (not comparable) Synonym of Caucasian Albanian. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Albanian (countable and uncountable, plural Albanians) Synonym of Caucasian Albanian. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Albany +‎ -ian. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -eɪniən ==== Adjective ==== Albanian (comparative more Albanian, superlative most Albanian) (central New York) of or from the city of Albany, New York State ==== Noun ==== Albanian (plural Albanians) (central New York) Someone from the city of Albany, New York State. ==== Further reading ==== Albany, New York on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 4 === From Alba +‎ -n- +‎ -ian. ==== Adjective ==== Albanian (comparative more Albanian, superlative most Albanian) (historical, poetic or rare) Scottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286. === References === == Basque == === Proper noun === Albanian inessive indefinite of Albania == Finnish == === Proper noun === Albanian genitive singular of Albania === Anagrams === albaanin