Albu

See also: albu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian Albu.

Proper noun

Albu (plural Albus)

1. A surname from Romanian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Albu is the 48901^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 431 individuals. Albu is most common among White (93.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albu”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *albiyū. Compare Old Welsh elbid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.βu/

Proper noun

Albu f (genitive Alban)

1. Scotland (a country in Great Britain)
2. Britain (an island)

   Synonym: Bretain

Declension

Feminine n-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Albu	—	—
vocative	Albu	—	—
accusative	AlbainN	—	—
genitive	Alban	—	—
dative	AlbainL, AlbuL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Alba, Albain
• Manx: Nalbin
• Scottish Gaelic: Alba

Mutation

Mutation of Albu

radical	lenition	nasalization
Albu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	Albu	nAlbu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Romanian

Etymology

From alb.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Albu m (genitive/dative lui Albu)

1. a surname