different between albinistic vs albino

English

Etymology

From albino +? -istic.

Adjective

albinistic (comparative more albinistic, superlative most albinistic)

1. Of or pertaining to albinism.

Translations

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^(key): /æl?bi?n??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /æl?ba?no?/
• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /al?bi?no?/

Adjective

albino (not comparable)

1. 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

• (having an excess of melanin): hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

Translations

See also

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

Noun

albino (plural albinos or albinoes)

1. (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

• (one having an excess of melanin): hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

Derived terms

Translations

References

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)

1. 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

Inflection

Related terms

• albinisme c

Further reading

• “albino” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish albino, from Latin albus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l?bi.no?/
• Hyphenation: al?bi?no
• Rhymes: -ino?

Noun

albino m or f (plural albino's, diminutive albino'tje n)

1. 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

Adjective

albino (not comparable)

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

Inflection

Related terms

• albinisme

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al?bino/
• Hyphenation: al?bin?o
• Rhymes: -ino

Noun

albino (accusative singular albinon, plural albinoj, accusative plural albinojn)

1. 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 m (feminine singular albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas)

1. albino

Derived terms

• albinismo

Noun

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

1. albino

Further reading

• “albino” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

Adjective

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

1. albino

Derived terms

• albinismo

Noun

albino m (plural albini, feminine albina)

1. albino

Anagrams

• bolina, Libano

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

Noun

albino m (definite singular albinoen, indefinite plural albinoer, definite plural albinoene)

1. 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)
2. (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)

1. an albino (as above)
2. (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

Probably borrowed from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus.

Adjective

albino m (feminine singular albina, masculine plural albinos, feminine plural albinas, comparable)

1. 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)

1. 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

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

Noun

albíno m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. albino

Declension

Related terms

• albin

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al?bino/, [al???i.no]
• Rhymes: -ino

Adjective

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

1. 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)

1. 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• bolina, Líbano, lobina

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin albus, via Portuguese and Spanish albino.

Adjective

albino

1. 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)

1. 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