albus, alba -um, albior -or -us, albissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
white, pale, fair, hoary, gray; bright, clear; favorable, auspicious, fortunate;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | albus | albi |
| Gen. | albi | alborum |
| Dat. | albo | — |
| Acc. | album | albos |
| Voc. | albe | albi |
| Abl. | albo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | alba | albae |
| Gen. | albae | albarum |
| Dat. | albae | — |
| Acc. | albam | albas |
| Voc. | alba | albae |
| Abl. | alba | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | album | alba |
| Gen. | albi | alborum |
| Dat. | albo | — |
| Acc. | album | alba |
| Voc. | album | alba |
| Abl. | albo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | albius | albiora |
| Gen. | albioris | — |
| Acc. | albius | albiora |
| Voc. | albius | albiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | albissimus | albissimi |
| Gen. | albissimi | albissimorum |
| Dat. | albissimo | — |
| Acc. | albissimum | albissimos |
| Voc. | albissime | albissimi |
| Abl. | albissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | albissima | albissimae |
| Gen. | albissimae | albissimarum |
| Dat. | albissimae | — |
| Acc. | albissimam | albissimas |
| Voc. | albissima | albissimae |
| Abl. | albissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | albissimum | albissima |
| Gen. | albissimi | albissimorum |
| Dat. | albissimo | — |
| Acc. | albissimum | albissima |
| Voc. | albissimum | albissima |
| Abl. | albissimo | — |
Examples
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Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...deterior te?' loripedem rectus derideat, Aethiopem albus. quis tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes? quis caelum terris non misceat..." Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...timuit Gangeticus aruis raptor, in Hyrcano qui fugit albus equo, quot tua Roma nouas uidit, Germanice, tigres; delicias..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quisquis me non amat, opto, uiuat et urbanis albus in officiis. Continuis uexata madet uindemia nimbis: non potes..."- G
SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...volucres placent palato, quod non sunt faciles: at albus anser et pictis anas renovata pennis plebeium sapit. Vltimis..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...magni facere aliquis poetarum utrum Caesar ater an albus homo sit: insania; verte, ut idem Caesar de illo..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Iunius Bassus, homo in primis dicax,LVIII. "asinus albus" vocabatur, et Sarmentus ... +seu P. Blessius+ Iulium, hominem nigrum..." 
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...uiscera torsit Arcados; utque feri uectorem fulminis albus cum supra respexit olor, cupit hiscere ripam Strymonos et trepidas..."- G
Liber III
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...horas singulas! Vnde illa sciuit niger an albus nascerer?Age porro, parere si uoluisset feminam,quid profecisset..."