"alb" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ælb/, /alb/ [UK, also] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alb.wav [Southern-England] Forms: albs [plural]
Rhymes: -ælb, -alb Etymology: From Middle English aube, awbe, albe, abbe, from Late Old English albe (but later reinforced by Old French aube, Medieval Latin alba), borrowed from Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), feminine of albus (“white”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aube}} Middle English aube, {{m|enm|awbe}} awbe, {{m|enm|albe}} albe, {{m|enm|abbe}} abbe, {{inh|en|ang|albe}} Old English albe, {{der|en|fro|aube}} Old French aube, {{der|en|ML.|alba#Adjective_1}} Medieval Latin alba, {{m|la|tunica alba|t=white tunic}} tunica alba (“white tunic”), {{m|la|vestis alba|t=white garment}} vestis alba (“white garment”), {{der|en|la|alba#Adjective_1|pos=as in <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">tunica alba</i> (“white tunic”), <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">vestis alba</i> (“white garment”)}} Latin alba (as in tunica alba (“white tunic”), vestis alba (“white garment”)), {{m|la|albus|t=white}} albus (“white”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} alb (plural albs)
  1. (Christianity, chiefly Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. Wikipedia link: alb Categories (topical): Anglicanism, Christianity, Clerical vestments, Roman Catholicism Synonyms: alba, albe, aube [obsolete] Derived forms: albed Translations (a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers): alba [feminine] (Catalan), albe [feminine] (Dutch), alba (Finnish), aube [feminine] (French), Albe [feminine] (German), στιχάριο (stichário) [neuter] (Greek), alba (Hungarian), alba [feminine] (Icelandic), ailb [feminine] (Irish), camice [masculine] (Italian), сти́хар (stíhar) [masculine] (Macedonian), а́лба (álba) [feminine] (Macedonian), awbe (Middle English), alva (Old Portuguese), alba [feminine] (Polish), alva [feminine] (Portuguese), а́льба (álʹba) [feminine] (Russian), alba [feminine] (Spanish), alba (Tagalog)

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      "word": "alba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailb"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "camice"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "stíhar",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сти́хар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "álba",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́лба"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "word": "awbe"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-opt",
      "lang": "Old Portuguese",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "word": "alva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "álʹba",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́льба"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "alba"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a long white robe worn by priests and other ministers",
      "word": "alba"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alb"
}

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