different between albeit vs albiet

English

Alternative forms

• albe

Etymology

From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”), and thus composed from al (“completely, entirely”) +? be (3rd person singular present subjunctive of been (“to be”)) +? it.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?bi?.?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?l?bi.?t/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /?l?bi.?t/

Conjunction

albeit

1. Although, despite (it) being.

Usage notes

• The word albeit historically also introduced an independent clause as although does (as in the Shakespearean quote above); however after the Early Modern English period, it ceased to do so, and today only introduces a noun phrase, adjectival phrase, adverbial phrase, or dependent clause.
• Rarely, albethey is used when the meaning is “despite (the multiple things) being” rather than “despite (the single thing) being”; this is nonstandard, based on a flawed interpretation of albeit.

Synonyms

• as much as, though; see also Thesaurus:even though

Related terms

• howbeit

Translations

Anagrams

• albite, betail, libate

Yola

Alternative forms

• abeit

Etymology

From the Middle English expression al be it (that), itself shortened from althagh it be that (“although it be that”).

Conjunction

albeit

1. unless, except.

References

• Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN

English

Conjunction

albiet

1. Misspelling of albeit.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Albit, formed from Latin albus (“white”), the common color of the mineral +? -iet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?bit/
• Hyphenation: al?biet
• Rhymes: -it

Noun

albiet n (uncountable)

1. albite