# albatros
## English
### Noun

albatros (plural albatroses)
* Obsolete form of albatross.

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology

Ultimately from French albatros.

### Noun

albatros (definite accusative albatrosu, plural albatroslar)
* albatross (seabird)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “albatros” in Obastan.com.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əlˈβa.tɾus]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əlˈba.tɾos]
* IPA: (Valencia) [alˈba.tɾos]

### Noun

albatros m (invariable)
* albatross

### Further reading

* “albatros” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English albatross, probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of the Latin word albus (“white”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros
* an albatross; any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross which is probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of Latin albus (“white”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈalbatros]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

albatros m anim
* albatross

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “albatros”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “albatross”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Further reading

* “albatros”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “albatros”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈalbaˌtʁʌs/

### Noun

albatros c (singular definite albatrossen, plural indefinite albatrosser)
* albatross
* (golf) an albatross or double eagle (a score of three strokes under par for a hole)

#### Inflection
### References

* “albatros” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑl.baːˌtrɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros m (plural albatrossen, diminutive albatrosje n)
* albatross, seabird of the family Diomedeidae

#### Derived terms

* amsterdamalbatros
* grote albatros
* reuzenalbatros

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /al.ba.tʁɔs/, /al.ba.tʁos/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros m (plural albatros)
* albatross
* (golf) albatross

### References

* “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Further reading

* “albatros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈbatɾos/ [ɑlˈβ̞a.t̪ɾos̺]
* Rhymes: -atɾos
* Hyphenation: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros m (invariable)
* albatross

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch albatros, from English albatross, from Spanish alcatraz or Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /al.ˈba.trɔs/
* Rhymes: -trɔs, -rɔs, -ɔs, -s
* Hyphenation: al‧bat‧ros

### Noun

albatros (plural albatros-albatros)
* albatross:
** (zoology) any of various large seabirds of the family Diomedeidae ranging widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific and having a hooked beak and long narrow wings.
** (zoology) any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as puffins.
** a lightweight, soft material with a napped and slightly creped surface

### Further reading

* “albatros” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros. First attested in 1801.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈba.trɔs/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -atrɔs
* Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros m animal
* albatross (any bird of the family Diomedeidae)
    biały albatros ― a white albatross
    skrzydła albatrosa ― albatross's wings

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Mańczak, Witold (2017) “albatros”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
* ↑ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “albatros”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
* ↑ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “albatros”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
* ↑ Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse (1801) Podróż p. La Perouse na odkrycia nowych kraiów w latach 1785-1786 i 1788. T. 1‎ (in Polish), page 322

### Further reading

* albatros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* albatros in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
* J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “albatros”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 22

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /al.baˈtros/

### Noun

albatros m (plural albatroși)
* albatross

#### Derived terms

* albatros călător
* albatros cu picioare negre

### See also

* furtunar
* pescăruș
* petrel

### References

* albatros in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎlbatros/

### Noun

àlbatros m (Cyrillic spelling а̀лбатрос)
* albatross
    Synonym: burnica

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈbatɾos/ [alˈβ̞a.t̪ɾos]
* Audio (Spain):(file)
* Rhymes: -atɾos
* Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

albatros m (plural albatroses)
* albatross

#### Derived terms

* albatros de ceja negra
* albatros ojeroso
* albatros ondeado

### Further reading

* “albatros”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈʔalbatɾos/ [ˌʔal.bɐˈt̪ɾos]
* Rhymes: -albatɾos
* Syllabification: al‧ba‧tros

### Noun

álbatrós (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜆ᜔ᜇᜓᜐ᜔)
* albatross (seabird)

### Further reading

* “albatros”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French albatros.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑlbɑˈt(ɯ)ɾos/

### Noun

albatros (definite accusative albatrosu, plural albatroslar)
* albatross (seabird)

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
albatros
albatroslar
definite accusative
albatrosu
albatrosları
dative
albatrosa
albatroslara
locative
albatrosta
albatroslarda
ablative
albatrostan
albatroslardan
genitive
albatrosun
albatrosların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosum
albatroslarım
2nd singular
albatrosun
albatrosların
3rd singular
albatrosu
albatrosları
1st plural
albatrosumuz
albatroslarımız
2nd plural
albatrosunuz
albatroslarınız
3rd plural
albatrosları
albatrosları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosumu
albatroslarımı
2nd singular
albatrosunu
albatroslarını
3rd singular
albatrosunu
albatroslarını
1st plural
albatrosumuzu
albatroslarımızı
2nd plural
albatrosunuzu
albatroslarınızı
3rd plural
albatroslarını
albatroslarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosuma
albatroslarıma
2nd singular
albatrosuna
albatroslarına
3rd singular
albatrosuna
albatroslarına
1st plural
albatrosumuza
albatroslarımıza
2nd plural
albatrosunuza
albatroslarınıza
3rd plural
albatroslarına
albatroslarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosumda
albatroslarımda
2nd singular
albatrosunda
albatroslarında
3rd singular
albatrosunda
albatroslarında
1st plural
albatrosumuzda
albatroslarımızda
2nd plural
albatrosunuzda
albatroslarınızda
3rd plural
albatroslarında
albatroslarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosumdan
albatroslarımdan
2nd singular
albatrosundan
albatroslarından
3rd singular
albatrosundan
albatroslarından
1st plural
albatrosumuzdan
albatroslarımızdan
2nd plural
albatrosunuzdan
albatroslarınızdan
3rd plural
albatroslarından
albatroslarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
albatrosumun
albatroslarımın
2nd singular
albatrosunun
albatroslarının
3rd singular
albatrosunun
albatroslarının
1st plural
albatrosumuzun
albatroslarımızın
2nd plural
albatrosunuzun
albatroslarınızın
3rd plural
albatroslarının
albatroslarının :

### References

* “albatros”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albatross.

### Noun

albatros m (plural albatrosiaid or albatrosod)
* albatross (Diomedeidae spp.)
    Synonym: (literary) gwas y weilgi

#### Derived terms

* albatros aelddu (“black-browed albatross”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* 1 2 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “albatros”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
* ↑ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994) Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎ (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 29