alba
A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawnA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
» My favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
Meaning
4 sensesA type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.
а́льбаálʹba
A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
A flower of the hybrid Rosa × alba.
Synonym of alb.
Examples
9 sentencesMy favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
His favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
deSeine Lieblingsschauspielerin ist Jessica Alba.
Her favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
deIhre Lieblingsschauspielerin ist Jessica Alba.
Skura's favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
Our favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”);First attested in 1821; borrowed from Occitan alba, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”); compare Spanish alba (“dawn”).
First attested in 1848; borrowed from Latin alba (the feminine form of albus (“white”)) in the now-disused species name of binomial nomenclature Rosa alba (it is now considered a hybrid and is accordingly called Rosa × alba).
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin alba (“alb”), from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Doublet of alb.
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