Reconstruction:Latin/alba

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Substantivization of the feminine of Classical Latin albus (“white, bright”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalba/

Noun

*alba f (Proto-Romance)

dawn, sunrise

Derived terms

*albizāre

Descendants

Eastern Romance:
- ⇒ Romanian: alba
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: alba
- Neapolitan: arba
- Sicilian: alba, arba, abba
North Italian:
- Friulian: albe
- Istriot: alba
- Romansch: alva
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: alba
- Franco-Provençal: ârba
- Old French: albe
  - French: aube
- Occitan: alba, auba
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: alba
- Old Galician-Portuguese: alva
  - Galician: alba
  - Portuguese: alva
- Spanish: alba

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