"Albert" meaning in German

See Albert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Albert.ogg Forms: Alberts [genitive], Alberte [plural], Alberts [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of Adalbert, from Old High German adal (“noble”) + beraht (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|adal||noble}} Old High German adal (“noble”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,s,e:s}} Albert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Alberts, plural Alberte or Alberts)
  1. a male given name from Old High German Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Albert-de-name-~EwzbEGX Categories (other): German given names, German male given names, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 82 18

Proper name

Audio: De-Albert.ogg
Etymology: Contraction of Adalbert, from Old High German adal (“noble”) + beraht (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|adal||noble}} Old High German adal (“noble”) Head templates: {{de-proper noun|surname}} Albert m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Alberts or (with an article) Albert, feminine genitive Albert, plural Alberts) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s,e:s}} Forms: Alberts [genitive, masculine], Albert [genitive, masculine], Albert [feminine, genitive], Alberts [plural], strong [table-tags], Albert [nominative, singular], Alberte [definite, nominative, plural], Alberts [definite, nominative, plural], Alberts [genitive, singular], Alberte [definite, genitive, plural], Alberts [definite, genitive, plural], Albert [dative, singular], Alberten [dative, definite, plural], Alberts [dative, definite, plural], Albert [accusative, singular], Alberte [accusative, definite, plural], Alberts [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: feminine, masculine, proper-noun, surname Related terms: Albrecht, Adalbert, Adelbert, Bert, Brecht, Albertus
    Sense id: en-Albert-de-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): German surnames

Inflected forms

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