LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

album

album n (genitive albī)
Classical[ˈaɫ.bũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.bum]

Meaning

  1. neuteralbum (a blank tablet on which items were recorded, such as the tablet on which the edicts of the praetor were written)
  2. broadlyneuterregister, list of names
  3. neuterwhiteness, white colour
  4. neutersclera, the white of the eye
  5. neuterin “album ōvī”, albumen, the white of an egg

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealbumalba
genitivealbīalbōrum
dativealbōalbīs
accusativealbumalba
ablativealbōalbīs
vocativealbumalba

album, i, n., v. albus, III.

Origins

Nominalization of albus (“white”).

Descendants
  • Englishalbum
  • Frenchalbum
  • GermanAlbum
  • Italianalbumfrom German Album
  • Portugueseálbumfrom German Album
  • Italianalbo
  • Spanishálbum
  • Spanishalbum
  • Arabicألبومfrom English album
  • Burmeseအယ်လဘမ်from English album

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAlbumAlbum 1. a notice board or tablet on which the annual edict of the praetor was inscribed. It contained the formulae and other legal remedies which the…

Quick answers

What does album mean in Latin?
album, a noun, means “album (a blank tablet on which items were recorded, such as the tablet on which the edicts of the praetor were written); register, list of names; whiteness, white colour”.
What is the genitive of album?
The genitive singular is albī. album is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce album?
In classical Latin, [ˈaɫ.bũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.bum].