Albania

See also: albania, Albánia, Albanía, Albània, Albanìa, and Albânia

English

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/, /ɔːlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɪniə

Proper noun

Albania

2. A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.
   • 2006 April 27, Sylvia Moosmüller, Theodor Granser, “The spread of Standard Albanian: An illustration based on an analysis of vowels”, in Language Variation and Change, volume 18, number 2, Cambridge University Press, →DOI:

     However, word-final unstressed schwa is deleted even by the speakers from South Albania, though to different degrees and dependant on the speech style […]

Derived terms

• Caucasian Albania
• Republic of Albania

 

Related terms

• Albanian

Translations

country in south-eastern Europe

• Abkhaz: Арнауыҭтәыла (Arnawəttʷʼəla)
• Acehnese: Albania
• Adyghe: Албание (Albanije)
• Afrikaans: Albanië (af)
• Akan: Albania
• Albanian:

  Gheg (indefinite/definite): Shqipni f, Shqipnia f, Shqypni f, Shqypnia f; (archaic) Arbëni f, Arbënia f

  Tosk (indef./def.): Shqipëri (sq) f, Shqipëria (sq) f; (archaic) Arbëri f, Arbëria (sq) f

• Amharic: አልባኒያ (ʾälbaniya)
• Arabic: أَلْبَانِيَا (ar) f (ʔalbāniyā)

  Egyptian Arabic: البانيا

  Hijazi Arabic: ألْبانيا f (ʔalbānya)

• Aragonese: Albania
• Aramaic: ܐܠܒܢܝܐ
• Armenian: Ալբանիա (hy) (Albania)
• Aromanian: Arbinishii f, Alvanii f, Shchipirii f, Shchiperii f (indefinite), Arbinishia f, Alvania f, Shchipiria f, Shchiperia f (definite)
• Assamese: আলবেনিয়া (alobenia)
• Asturian: Albania (ast) f
• Avar: Албания (Albanija)
• Azerbaijani: Albaniya (az)
• Bashkir: Албания (Albaniya)
• Basque: Albania (eu)
• Bavarian: Oibanien
• Belarusian: Алба́нія f (Albánija), Альба́нія f (Alʹbánija) (Taraškievica)
• Bengali: আলবেনিয়া (bn) (albeniẏa)
• Bihari: अल्बानिया
• Bikol Central: Albanya
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: আলবেনিয়া
• Breton: Albania (br)
• Bulgarian: Алба́ния (bg) f (Albánija)
• Burmese: အယ်လ်ဘေးနီးယား (ailbhe:ni:ya:)
• Buryat: Албани (Albani)
• Carpathian Rusyn: Алба́нія f (Albánija), Алба́ньско n (Albánʹsko)
• Catalan: Albània (ca) f
• Cebuano: Albanya
• Central Franconian: Albanien
• Chechen: Албани (Albani)
• Cherokee: ᎠᎸᏇᏂᏯ (alvqueniya), ᎠᎵᏇᏂᏯ (aliqueniya)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 阿爾巴尼亞／阿尔巴尼亚 (aa³ ji⁵ baa¹ nei⁴ aa³)

  Hokkien: 阿爾巴尼亞／阿尔巴尼亚 (zh-min-nan) (A-ní-pa-nî-a / A-jíⁿ-pa-nî-a)

  Mandarin: 阿爾巴尼亞／阿尔巴尼亚 (zh) (Ā'ěrbāníyà)

• Chuvash: Албани (Albani)
• Cornish: Albani
• Crimean Tatar: Arnavutlıq
• Czech: Albánie (cs) f
• Danish: Albanien (da)
• Dhivehi: އަލްބޭނިއާ (dv) (albēniā)
• Doteli: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Dutch: Albanië (nl)
• Dzongkha: ཨཱལ་བེ་ནི་ཡ (āl be ni ya)
• Emilian: Albanî
• Erzya: Албания (Albańija)
• Esperanto: Albanio, Albanujo
• Estonian: Albaania (et)
• Extremaduran: Albánia
• Farefare: Albaŋɔ
• Faroese: Albania (fo) n
• Finnish: Albania (fi)
• Franco-Provençal: Albanie
• French: Albanie (fr) f
• Friulian: Albanie
• Fula: Albaniya
• Gagauz: Albaniya
• Galician: Albania (gl) f
• Georgian: ალბანეთი (ka) (albaneti)
• German: Albanien (de) n

  Alemannic German: Albanien

• Greek: Αλβανία (el) f (Alvanía)

  Ancient: Ἄρβανον (Árbanon)

• Guaraní: Avaña
• Gujarati: અલ્બેનિયા m (albeniyā)
• Haitian Creole: Albani
• Hausa: Albaniya
• Hawaiian: ʻAlepania
• Hebrew: אַלְבַּנְיָה (he) f (albánya)
• Hindi: अल्बानिया (hi) m (albāniyā)
• Hungarian: Albánia (hu)
• Icelandic: Albanía (is) f
• Ido: Albania (io)
• Igbo: please add this translation if you can
• Indonesian: Albania (id)
• Interlingua: Albania
• Irish: an Albáin f
• Italian: Albania (it) f
• Jamaican Creole: Albienia
• Japanese: アルバニア (ja) (Arubania)
• Kabardian: Албаниэ (Albaniɛ)
• Kabyle: Albanya
• Kalmyk: Арнгудин Орн (Arngudin Orn)
• Kannada: ಅಲ್ಬೇನಿಯ (albēniya)
• Karachay-Balkar: Албания (Albaniya)
• Karakalpak: Albaniya
• Kashubian: Albańskô
• Kazakh: Албания (kk) (Albaniä)
• Khmer: អាល់បានី (km) (ʼalbaanii)
• Kikuyu: Arũmbĩnia
• Komi-Permyak: Албания (Albańija), Штиприя (Šťiprija)
• Komi-Zyrian: Албания (Albańija)
• Konkani: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Korean: 알바니아 (ko) (albania)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ئالبانیا (albanya)

  Northern Kurdish: Albanya (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Албания (Albaniya)
• Ladin: please add this translation if you can
• Ladino: please add this translation if you can
• Lao: ອານບານີ (ʼān bā nī)
• Latgalian: Albaneja
• Latin: Albania (la) f
• Latvian: Albānija (lv) f
• Limburgish: Albanië (li)
• Lithuanian: Albanija (lt) f
• Livvi: Albuanii
• Low German:

  Dutch Low Saxon: Albanië (nds)

  German Low German: Albanien (nds)

• Luxembourgish: Albanien (lb) n
• Macedonian: Албанија (mk) f (Albanija)
• Maithili: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Malagasy: Albania (mg)
• Malay: Albania (ms)
• Malayalam: അൽബേനിയ (albēniya)
• Maltese: Albanija f
• Manx: Yn Albaan
• Maori: Arapeinia
• Marathi: अल्बेनिया (albeniyā)
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: Албаний (Albańij)

  Western Mari: Албани (Albańi)

• Mazanderani: آلبانی
• Mingrelian: ალბანეთი (albaneti)
• Mirandese: Albánia
• Moksha: Албания (Albańija)
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Албани (Albani)

  Mongolian: ᠠᠯᠪᠠᠨ᠋ᠢ (albani)

• Nauruan: Albania, Arbainiya
• Navajo: Dziłigaii bikéyah
• Nepali: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Newar: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Norman: Albannie f (Jersey)
• North Frisian: Albaanien
• Northern Luri: آلبانی
• Northern Sami: Albánia
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Albania (no) n

  Nynorsk: Albania (nn) n

• Occitan: Albània (oc) f
• Odia: ଆଲବାନିଆ (ālabāniā)
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: Алванїꙗ f (Alvanija) (modern)

• Oromo: Albeeniyaa
• Ossetian: Албани (Albani)
• Pali: अल्बानिया (albāniyā)
• Parya: Shqip
• Pashto: البانيا f (albānyā)
• Pennsylvania German: Albaani
• Persian:

  Dari: آلْبَانِیَا, اَلْبَانِیَا (albāniyā)

  Iranian Persian: آلْبانی (fa)

• Picard: Albanie
• Piedmontese: Albanìa
• Pitcairn-Norfolk: Elbanya
• Polish: Albania (pl) f
• Pontic Greek: Αλβανία (Alvanía)
• Portuguese: Albânia (pt) f
• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi: ਅਲਬਾਨੀਆ m (alabānīā)

• Quechua: Albanya
• Romagnol: Albanî
• Romani:

  Vlax Romani: Shkiperiya

• Romanian: Albania (ro) f
• Russian: Алба́ния (ru) f (Albánija)
• Rwanda-Rundi: Alubaniya
• Samogitian: Albanėjė f
• Sango: Albanïi (sg)
• Sanskrit: अल्बेनिया (albeniyā)
• Saterland Frisian: Albanien
• Scots: Albanie
• Scottish Gaelic: Albàinia
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: А̀лба̄нија f

  Roman: Àlbānija (sh) f

• Sicilian: Albanìa f, Arbanìa f
• Silesian: Albańijo f
• Sinhalese: ඇල්බේනියාව (ælbēniyāwa)
• Slovak: Albánsko (sk) n
• Slovene: Albánija (sl) f
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: Albańska f

  Upper Sorbian: Albanska (hsb)

• Spanish: Albania (es) f
• Sranan Tongo: Albanikondre
• Swahili: please add this translation if you can
• Swazi: I-Alibheniya
• Swedish: Albanien (sv) n
• Tagalog: Albanya (tl)
• Tahitian: Arapania
• Tajik: Албания (Albaniya)
• Tamil: அல்பேனியா (alpēṉiyā)
• Tarantino: Albanie
• Tatar: Албания (tt) (Albaniyä)
• Telugu: అల్బేనియా (te) (albēniyā)
• Tetum: Albánia
• Thai: แอลเบเนีย (th) (ɛl-bee-niia)
• Tibetan: ཨལ་པ་ཉི་ཡ། (al pa nyi ya)
• Tigrinya: አልባኒያ (ʾälbaniya)
• Tok Pisin: Albenia
• Turkish: Arnavutluk (tr)
• Turkmen: Albaniýa
• Ubykh: Арнауҭшәабла (Arnawtŝʷabla)
• Udmurt: Албания (Albańija)
• Ukrainian: Алба́нія (uk) f (Albánija)
• Urdu: اَلْبانِیا m
• Uyghur: ئالبانىيە (ug) (albaniye)
• Uzbek: Albaniya (uz)
• Veps: Albanii
• Vietnamese: An-ba-ni
• Volapük: Lalbanän (vo)
• Võro: Albaania
• Votic: please add this translation if you can
• Waray-Waray: Albanya
• Welsh: Albania (cy) f
• West Flemish: Albanië
• West Frisian: Albaanje (fy)
• Western Panjabi: البانیا (pnb)
• Wolof: Albaani
• Yakut: Албания (Albaniya)
• Yiddish: אַלבאַניע (albanye)
• Yoruba: Alibéníà
• Zazaki: (Southern Zazaki) Arnawutiye, Arnawudiye
• Zealandic: Albanië
• Zulu: I-Albaniya

See also

• (countries of Europe) countries of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
• (counties of Albania) county of Albania; Berat, Dibër, Durrës, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokastër, Korçë, Kukës, Lezhë, Shkodër, Tirana, Vlorë ^{(Category: en:Counties of Albania)}

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Proper noun

Albania

2. (historical) Caucasian Albania.
   • 1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of Armenia Maior, and Georgia: and the neighbouring Nations.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions Observed in All Ages and Places Discouered, from the Creation vnto this Present. […], London: […] William Stansby for Henrie Fetherstone, […], →OCLC, book IV (Of the Armenians, Medes, Persians, Parthians, Scythians, Tartarians, Chinois, and of Their Religions), page 291:

     Albania (now Zuiria) lieth North and Eaſt betwixt Iberia and the ſea

Translations

Caucasian Albania — see Caucasian Albania

Anagrams

• Baalian

Acehnese

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Aragonese

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbanja/, [alˈβ̞a.nja]

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Albania.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albania/ [al.β̞a.ni.a]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Al‧ba‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Albania inan

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension

Declension of Albania (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite
absolutive	Albania
ergative	Albaniak
dative	Albaniari
genitive	Albaniaren
comitative	Albaniarekin
causative	Albaniarengatik
benefactive	Albaniarentzat
instrumental	Albaniaz
inessive	Albanian
locative	Albaniako
allative	Albaniara
terminative	Albaniaraino
directive	Albaniarantz
destinative	Albaniarako
ablative	Albaniatik
partitive	Albaniarik
prolative	Albaniatzat

Derived terms

• albaniar (“Albanian”)
• albaniera (“Albanian language”)

 

Further reading

• “38.- Munduko estatuen izenak, herritarren izenak, hizkuntza ofizialak eta hiriburuak”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2019

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Albania.

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Albania.

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlbɑ(ː)niɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lbɑ̝(ː)ˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Al‧ba‧ni‧a

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension

Inflection of Albania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Albania	—
genitive		Albanian	—
partitive		Albaniaa	—
illative		Albaniaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Albania	—
accusative	nom.	Albania	—
	gen.	Albanian
genitive		Albanian	—
partitive		Albaniaa	—
inessive		Albaniassa	—
elative		Albaniasta	—
illative		Albaniaan	—
adessive		Albanialla	—
ablative		Albanialta	—
allative		Albanialle	—
essive		Albaniana	—
translative		Albaniaksi	—
abessive		Albaniatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Albania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albaniani — accusative nom. Albaniani — gen. Albaniani genitive Albaniani — partitive Albaniaani — inessive Albaniassani — elative Albaniastani — illative Albaniaani — adessive Albaniallani — ablative Albanialtani — allative Albanialleni — essive Albanianani — translative Albaniakseni — abessive Albaniattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Albaniasi — accusative nom. Albaniasi — gen. Albaniasi genitive Albaniasi — partitive Albaniaasi — inessive Albaniassasi — elative Albaniastasi — illative Albaniaasi — adessive Albaniallasi — ablative Albanialtasi — allative Albaniallesi — essive Albanianasi — translative Albaniaksesi — abessive Albaniattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albaniamme — accusative nom. Albaniamme — gen. Albaniamme genitive Albaniamme — partitive Albaniaamme — inessive Albaniassamme — elative Albaniastamme — illative Albaniaamme — adessive Albaniallamme — ablative Albanialtamme — allative Albaniallemme — essive Albanianamme — translative Albaniaksemme — abessive Albaniattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Albanianne — accusative nom. Albanianne — gen. Albanianne genitive Albanianne — partitive Albaniaanne — inessive Albaniassanne — elative Albaniastanne — illative Albaniaanne — adessive Albaniallanne — ablative Albanialtanne — allative Albaniallenne — essive Albaniananne — translative Albaniaksenne — abessive Albaniattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Albaniansa — accusative nom. Albaniansa — gen. Albaniansa genitive Albaniansa — partitive Albaniaansa — inessive Albaniassaan Albaniassansa — elative Albaniastaan Albaniastansa — illative Albaniaansa — adessive Albaniallaan Albaniallansa — ablative Albanialtaan Albanialtansa — allative Albanialleen Albaniallensa — essive Albanianaan Albanianansa — translative Albaniakseen Albaniaksensa — abessive Albaniattaan Albaniattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• albanialainen

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopan maat; Alankomaat, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaidžan, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegovina, Bulgaria, Espanja, Georgia, Irlanti, Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Italia, Itävalta, Kazakstan, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Liettua, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norja, Pohjois-Makedonia, Portugali, Puola, Ranska, Romania, Ruotsi, Saksa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suomi, Sveitsi, Tanska, Tšekki, Turkki, Ukraina, Unkari, Valko-Venäjä, Vatikaani, Venäjä, Viro ^{(Category: fi:Countries in Europe)}

Anagrams

• albaani, banaali

Galician

Alternative forms

• Albânia (reintegrationist)

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Related terms

• albanés

Ido

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch Albanië, from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alˈbania̯]

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Adjective

Albania

1. Albanian

See also

• (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.baˈni.a/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: Al‧ba‧nì‧a

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Derived terms

• albanese

See also

• (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria ^{(Category: it:Countries in Europe)}

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía) (or Old Irish Albu, Albain, Alban for the "Scotland" sense).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /alˈbaː.ni.a/, [äɫ̪ˈbäːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈba.ni.a/, [älˈbäːniä]

Proper noun

Albānia f sg (genitive Albāniae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)
2. (Classical Latin) Caucasian Albania
3. (Medieval Latin) Scotland

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Albānia
genitive	Albāniae
dative	Albāniae
accusative	Albāniam
ablative	Albāniā
vocative	Albānia

Related terms

• albānicus
• albānus

Descendants

• ⇒ Russian: Алба́нія (Albánija) (Pre-reform orthography (1918)), Алба́ния (Albánija)

See also

• (countries of Europe) nātiō Eurōpae; Albānia, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Belgica, Belorussia, Bosnia et Herzegovīna, Britannia, Bulgaria, Croātia, Cyprus, Czechia, Dānia, Estonia, Finnia, Francia, Geōrgia, Germānia, Graecia, Helvētia, Hī̆bernia, Hispānia, Hungaria, Īslandia, Ī̆talia, Lettonia, Lichtenstēnum, Lītuānia, Lūsītānia, Luxemburgum, Macedonia Septentriōnālis, Melita, Moldavia, Monoecus, Mōns Niger, Nederlandia, Norvegia, Polonia, Rōmānia, Russia, Sānctus Marīnus, Serbia, Slovācia, Slovēnia, Suecia, Turcia, Ū̆crāīna, Vātī̆cānus ^{(Category: la:Countries in Europe)}

References

• “Albania”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Albania in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Etymology

From English Albania, from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /albenia/
• Rhymes: -ia, -a

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Adjective

Albania

1. (relational) Albanian

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑl.ˈbɑ.njɑ/

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Related terms

• albaner
• albansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Albania

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Related terms

• albanar
• albansk

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbaɲ.ja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɲja
• Syllabification: Al‧ban‧ia

Proper noun

Albania f (related adjective albański)

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension

Declension of Albania

	singular
nominative	Albania
genitive	Albanii
dative	Albanii
accusative	Albanię
instrumental	Albanią
locative	Albanii
vocative	Albanio

Related terms

nouns

• Albanka
• Albańczyk

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) kraje Europy; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejdżan, Belgia, Białoruś, Bośnia i Hercegowina, Bułgaria, Chorwacja, Cypr, Czarnogóra, Czechy, Dania, Estonia, Finlandia, Francja, Grecja, Gruzja, Hiszpania, Holandia/Niderlandy, Irlandia, Islandia, Kazachstan, Liechtenstein, Litwa, Luksemburg, Łotwa, Macedonia Północna, Malta, Mołdawia, Monako, Niemcy, Norwegia, Polska, Portugalia, Rosja, Rumunia, San Marino, Szwajcaria, Szwecja, Serbia, Słowacja, Słowenia, Turcja, Ukraina, Watykan, Węgry, Wielka Brytania, Włochy

Further reading

• Albania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Albania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [albanjˈa]

• Audio:

  (file)

Proper noun

Albania f (genitive and dative Albaniei)

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; official name: Republica Albania)

Declension

declension of Albania (singular only)

	singular
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) Albanie	Albania
genitive/dative	(unei) Albanii	Albaniei
vocative	Albanie, Albanio

Related terms

• albanez
• albaneză
• albanezesc
• albanezește
• albanezoaică

See also

• fărșerot / fărșărot
• Moscopole
• Muzachia
• (countries of Europe) țările Europei; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Bulgaria, Cehia, Cipru, Croația, Danemarca, Elveția, Estonia, Finlanda, Franța, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazahstan, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburg, Macedonia de Nord, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Muntenegru, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugalia, Regatul Unit, România, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Spania, Suedia, Turcia, Țările de Jos, Ucraina, Ungaria, Vatican ^{(Category: ro:Countries in Europe)}

Sardinian

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbanja/ [alˈβ̞a.nja]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -anja
• Syllabification: Al‧ba‧nia

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe; capital: Tirana)

Derived terms

• albanés
• Albania caucásica

 

Related terms

• albano

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: Albanya

Tatar

Proper noun

Albania

1. Latin spelling of Албания (Albaniyä): Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Declension

    declension of Albania

Nominative	Albania
Genitive	Albanianıñ
Dative	Albaniaga
Accusative	Albanianı
Locative	Albaniada
Ablative	Albaniadan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbanja/

Proper noun

Albania f

1. Albania (a country in Southeast Europe)

Coordinate terms

• (countries of Europe) gwledydd Ewrop; Albania, yr Almaen, Andorra, Armenia, Awstria, Aserbaijan, Belarws, Bosnia a Hertsegofina, Bwlgaria, Casachstan, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmarc, y Deyrnas Unedig, Dinas y Fatican, Estonia, y Ffindir, Ffrainc, yr Eidal, Georgia, Gogledd Macedonia, Gwlad Belg, Gwlad Groeg, Gwlad Pwyl, Gwlad yr Iâ, Hwngari, yr Iseldiroedd, Iwerddon, Latfia, Liechtenstein, Lithwania, Lwcsembwrg, Malta, Moldofa, Monaco, Montenegro, Norwy, Portiwgal, Rwmania, Rwsia, San Marino, Sbaen, Serbia, Slofacia, Slofenia, Sweden, y Swistir, Tsiecia (y Weriniaeth Tsiec), Twrci, Wcráin ^{(Category: cy:Countries in Europe)}

Derived terms

• Gweriniaeth Albania (“Republic of Albania”)
• Albanaeg (“Albanian (language)”)
• Albaniaidd (“Albanian”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Albania

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
Albania	unchanged	unchanged	Halbania

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