LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

alba1

alba f (genitive albae)
Classical[ˈaɫ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.ba]

Meaning

  1. femininea white precious stone, the pearl
  2. Medieval Latinfemininedawn

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealbaalbae
genitivealbaealbārum
dativealbaealbīs
accusativealbamalbās
ablativealbāalbīs
vocativealbaalbae

alba, ae, f. albus,
I. a white precious stone, the pearl, Lampr. Hel. 21.
Alba or Alba Longa, ae, f. v. albus.
I. The mother city of Rome, built by Ascanius, the son of Æneas, upon the broad, rocky margin which lies between the Alban Lake and Mons Albanus; destroyed by Tullus Hostilius, the third king of Rome, and never rebuilt, Enn. Ann. 1, 34, 88; Verg. A. 1, 277; 8, 48; Liv. 1, 27-30; cf. Nieb. Rom. Hist. 1, 220 sq.; Müll. Roms Camp. 2, 97 sq.—
II. The name of several other towns.
A. Alba Fucentĭa, or absol. Alba, a town north-west of Lacus Fucinus, on the borders of the Marsi, now Colle di Albe, Caes. B. C. 1, 15; Cic. Att. 9, 6; Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8 post. ep. 12; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106.—
B. Alba Pompēĭa, in Liguria, on the river Tanarus, now Alba, Plin. 3, 5, 7, § 49.—
C. Alba Helvĭa or Alba Helvōrum, in Gallia Narbonensis, now Viviers, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36.
noun · feminine
alba2
*alba f

Meaning

  1. Proto Romancefemininereconstructiondawn, sunrise

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
accusativealbam—

Origins

Substantivization of the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white, bright”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanalba
  • Frenchaubefrom Old French albe
  • Occitanalba
  • Occitanauba
  • Franco-Provençalârba
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesealvafrom Old Galician-Portuguese alva
  • Spanishalba
  • Asturianalba
  • Galicianalbafrom Old Galician-Portuguese alva
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianalba
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianalba
  • Istriotalba
  • Neapolitanarba
  • Sicilianalba
  • Sicilianarba
  • Sicilianabba
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianalbe
  • Romanshalva
Elsewhere
  • Emilianèlba
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Alba3
Alba m sg (genitive Albae)
Classical[ˈaɫ.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.ba]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinalternativemasculinesingularalternative form of Albis
  2. masculinesingularThe name of a mythical pre-Roman king, Alba Silvius

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAlba—
genitiveAlbae—
dativeAlbae—
accusativeAlbam—
ablativeAlbā—
vocativeAlba—
locativeAlbae—

Alba, ae, m.,
I. the name of a king in Alba Longa, Ov. M. 14, 612; id. F. 4, 43.
Alba, ae, m.,
I. a river in Hispania Tarraconensis, Plin. 3, 2, 3, § 22; v. Albis.

Quick answers

What does alba mean in Latin?
alba, a noun, means “a white precious stone, the pearl; dawn”.
What is the genitive of alba?
The genitive singular is albae. alba is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce alba?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.ba]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.ba].