albino

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ælˈbiːnəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /alˈbiːnoː/ === Adjective === albino (not comparable) 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. 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 ==== (antonym(s) of “having an excess of melanin”): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (lacking pigment): hypopigmented (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented leucistic === Noun === albino (plural albinos or albinoes) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== (one lacking melanin): albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “one having an excess of melanin”): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === albino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Albion, Bailon, laibon, no bail, no-bail, oliban, on bail == Danish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Noun === albino c (singular definite albinoen, plural indefinite albinoer) 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 ==== Inflection ==== ==== Related terms ==== albinisme c === Further reading === “albino” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish albino, from Latin albus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑlˈbi.noː/ Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no Rhymes: -inoː === Noun === albino m or f (plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje n) 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 ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: albino === Adjective === albino (not comparable) 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== albinisme == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbino/ Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: al‧bi‧no === Noun === albino (accusative singular albinon, plural albinoj, accusative plural albinojn) 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 == Galician == === Adjective === albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas) albino ==== Derived terms ==== albinismo === Noun === albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas) albino === Further reading === “albino”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch albino, from Spanish albino, from Latin albus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [alˈbino] Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no === Noun === albino (plural albino-albino) 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 ==== === Further reading === “albino”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbi.no/ Rhymes: -ino Hyphenation: al‧bì‧no === Adjective === albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albini, feminine plural albine) albino ==== Derived terms ==== albinismo === Noun === albino m (plural albini, feminine albina) albino === Further reading === albino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === Alboni, Libano, bolina, inalbo == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Noun === albino m (definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoer, definite plural albinoene) 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) (as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism === References === “albino” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “albino” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Noun === albino m (definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoar, definite plural albinoane) an albino (as above) (as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism === References === “albino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ĩnu, -inu Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no === Adjective === albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas) albinistic, albino (who suffers from albinism) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas) albino (something or someone suffering from albinism) === References === === Further reading === “albino”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “albino”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Noun === albíno m anim (Cyrillic spelling алби́но) albino ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== albin == Spanish == === Etymology === From albo +‎ -ino, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alˈbino/ [alˈβ̞i.no] Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: al‧bi‧no === Adjective === albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas) albino, albinistic (congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes and hair or feathers) ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas) albino (person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes and hair or feathers) === Further reading === “albino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === bolina, Líbano, lobina == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English albino. === Pronunciation === === Noun === albino class V (plural maalbino class VI) albino Synonym: zeruzeru == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino. === Adjective === albino 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) 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 === Anagrams === Albion == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish albino. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalˈbino/ [ʔɐlˈbiː.n̪o] Rhymes: -ino Syllabification: al‧bi‧no === Noun === albino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜓ) albino (one congenitally lacking melanin) Synonyms: anak-araw, lihi-sa-araw ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “albino”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “albino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21