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.
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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. — Waldelfe
Her favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
deIhre Lieblingsschauspielerin ist Jessica Alba. — Waldelfe
Skura's favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
Our favorite actress is Jessica Alba.
Translations
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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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