LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

alburnus1

alburnus m (genitive alburnī)
Classical[aɫˈbʊr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[alˈbur.nus]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea white fish, probably the bleak or blay (Alburnus alburnus)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealburnusalburnī
genitivealburnīalburnōrum
dativealburnōalburnīs
accusativealburnumalburnōs
ablativealburnōalburnīs
vocativealburnealburnī

alburnus, i, m. id.,
I. a white fish, prob. the bleak or blay, Aus. Mos. 126.
Alburnus, i, m.,
I. a mountain in Lucania, not far from the river Silarus, now Monte di Postiglione, * Verg. G. 3, 146.— Also worshipped as a deity, Tert. contr. Marc. 1, 18.

Origins

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

Latin -urnus Latin alburnus From albus (“white”) + -urnus.

Descendants
  • Englishalburn
  • Englishauburnfrom Old French alborne
  • TranslingualAlburnus
  • LuxembourgishAalbes

In English words that came into English from alburnus

  • alburnumalburnum
  • alburnalburnus
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
alburnus2
alburnus (feminine alburna, neuter alburnum)
Classical[aɫˈbʊr.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[alˈbur.nus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivesynonym of subalbus (“whitish”)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealburnusalburnaalburnum
genitivealburnīalburnaealburnī
dativealburnōalburnaealburnō
accusativealburnumalburnamalburnum
ablativealburnōalburnāalburnō
vocativealburnealburnaalburnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativealburnīalburnaealburna
genitivealburnōrumalburnārumalburnōrum
dativealburnīsalburnīsalburnīs
accusativealburnōsalburnāsalburna
ablativealburnīsalburnīsalburnīs
vocativealburnīalburnaealburna

Origins

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

Latin -urnus Latin alburnus From albus (“white”) + -urnus.

In English words that came into English from alburnus

  • auburnalburnus

Quick answers

What does alburnus mean in Latin?
alburnus, a noun, means “a white fish, probably the bleak or blay (Alburnus alburnus)”.
What is the genitive of alburnus?
The genitive singular is alburnī. alburnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce alburnus?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈbʊr.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [alˈbur.nus].
Where does alburnus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *albʰós → Proto-Italic *alβos → Latin alburnus.