# albino
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.
* Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus
* Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ælˈbiːnəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/
* (Ireland) IPA: /alˈbiːnoː/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

albino (not comparable)
* Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.

#### Usage notes

* The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative.
* The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be more/most/less/least albino (not *albinoer, *albinest, etc).

#### Synonyms

* (lacking melanin): albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “having an excess of melanin”): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

#### Derived terms

* albinistic
* albinoid

#### See also

* (lacking pigment): hypopigmented
* (having an excess of pigment): hyperpigmented
* leucistic

### Noun

albino (plural albinos or albinoes)
* (countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

#### Usage notes

* The term is considered offensive by some when used to designate a human being; the phrase "person with albinism" is a neutral alternative.

#### Synonyms

* (one lacking melanin): albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “one having an excess of melanin”): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

#### Derived terms

* albiness
* albinism
* albinoid
* albinoism
* pseudoalbino

#### Translations
### References

* 1 2 (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2014 September 22 (last accessed), archived from the original on 10 January 2015

### Further reading

* albino on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Albion, Bailon, laibon, no bail, no-bail, oliban, on bail

## Danish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Noun

albino c (singular definite albinoen, plural indefinite albinoer)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

#### Related terms

* albinisme c

### Further reading

* “albino” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albino, from Latin albus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɑlˈbi.noː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no
* Rhymes: -inoː

### Noun

albino m or f (plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje n)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: albino

### Adjective

albino (not comparable)
* albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

#### Related terms

* albinisme

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [alˈbino]
* Rhymes: -ino
* Hyphenation: al‧bin‧o

### Noun

albino (accusative singular albinon, plural albinoj, accusative plural albinojn)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

## Galician
### Adjective

albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)
* albino

#### Derived terms

* albinismo

### Noun

albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas)
* albino

### Further reading

* “albino”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch albino, from Spanish albino, from Latin albus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [alˈbino]
* Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no

### Noun

albino (plural albino-albino)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

#### Related terms

* albinisme

### Further reading

* “albino” 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.

## Italian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈbi.no/
* Rhymes: -ino
* Hyphenation: al‧bì‧no

### Adjective

albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albini, feminine plural albine)
* albino

#### Derived terms

* albinismo

### Noun

albino m (plural albini, feminine albina)
* albino

### Further reading

* albino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* Alboni, Libano, bolina, inalbo

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Noun

albino m (definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoer, definite plural albinoene)
* an albino (person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism)
* (as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

### References

* “albino” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “albino” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Noun

albino m (definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoar, definite plural albinoane)
* an albino (as above)
* (as a noun modifier) albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

### References

* “albino” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /awˈbĩ.nu/ [aʊ̯ˈbĩ.nu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /awˈbĩ.nu/ [aʊ̯ˈbĩ.nu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /awˈbi.no/ [aʊ̯ˈbi.no]
* (Portugal) IPA: /alˈbi.nu/ [aɫˈβi.nu]
* Rhymes: -ĩnu, -inu
* Hyphenation: al‧bi‧no

### Adjective

albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)
* albinistic, albino (who suffers from albinism)

#### Derived terms

* albinismo m

### Noun

albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas)
* albino (something or someone suffering from albinism)

### References

* ↑ “albino”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

### Further reading

* “albino”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Noun

albíno m (Cyrillic spelling алби́но)
* albino

#### Related terms

* albin

## Spanish
### Etymology

From albo +‎ -ino, ultimately from Latin albus (“white”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alˈbino/ [alˈβ̞i.no]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -ino
* Syllabification: al‧bi‧no

### Adjective

albino (feminine albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)
* albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

#### Derived terms

* albinismo

### Noun

albino m (plural albinos, feminine albina, feminine plural albinas)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

### Further reading

* “albino”, 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

### Anagrams

* bolina, Líbano, lobina

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English albino.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

albino class V (plural maalbino class VI)
* albino
    Synonym: zeruzeru

## Swedish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

### Adjective

albino
* albino, albinistic: congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); afflicted with albinism

#### Usage notes

* Compounded with the noun it modifies, e.g. albinopåfågel for English "albino peacock".

### Noun

albino c (plural albiner)
* albino: person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one afflicted with albinism

### Anagrams

* Albion

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albino.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔalˈbino/ [ʔɐlˈbiː.n̪o]
* Rhymes: -ino
* Syllabification: al‧bi‧no

### Noun

albino (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜊᜒᜈᜓ)
* albino (one congenitally lacking melanin)
    Synonyms: anak-araw, lihi-sa-araw

#### Related terms

* alba
* album
* albumen
* albumina

### Further reading

* “albino”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “albino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 21