LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

albēdō

albēdō f (genitive albēdinis)
Classical[aɫˈbeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[alˈbɛː.do]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinwhite (color)
  2. Late Latinwhiteness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealbēdōalbēdinēs
genitivealbēdinisalbēdinum
dativealbēdinīalbēdinibus
accusativealbēdinemalbēdinēs
ablativealbēdinealbēdinibus
vocativealbēdōalbēdinēs

albēdo, ĭnis, f. id.,
I. white color, whiteness; only in eccl. Lat.; Sev. Sulp. H. Sacr. 1, 16; Cassiod. Ep. 12, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*albʰós
  2. Proto-Italic*alβos
  3. Latinalbēdō

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin -ēdō Latin albēdō From alb(us) (“white”) + -ēdō (abstract noun suffix).

Descendants
  • Italianalbedine
  • Spanishalbédine
  • Catalanalbedo
  • Englishalbedo
  • Frenchalbédo
  • Romanianalbedofrom French albédo
  • GermanAlbedo
  • Italianalbedo
  • Portuguesealbedo
  • Spanishalbedo

In English words that came into English from albēdō

  • albedoalbēdō

Quick answers

What does albēdō mean in Latin?
albēdō, a noun, means “white (color); whiteness”.
What is the genitive of albēdō?
The genitive singular is albēdinis. albēdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce albēdō?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈbeː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈbɛː.do].
Where does albēdō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós → Proto-Italic *alβos → Latin albēdō.