albumen
See also: albúmen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin albūmen (“white of an egg”), from albus (“white”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élbʰos (“white”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈælbjʊmən/, /ælˈbjuːmən/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈalbjʊmɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːmən
- Hyphenation: al‧bu‧men
Noun edit
albumen (countable and uncountable, plural albumens or albumina)
- The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water.
- 1892, Ella Eaton Kellogg, “Foods”, in Science in the Kitchen: A Scientific Treatise on Food Substances and Their Dietetic Properties, Together with a Practical Explanation of the Principles of Healthful Cookery, and a Large Number of Original, Palatable, and Wholesome Recipes[1], Revised edition, Michigan: Health Publishing Company, page 25:
- The various elements found in food are the following: Starch, sugar, fats, albumen, mineral substances, indigestible substances.
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
white part of an egg
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Further reading edit
- “albumen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From albus (“white”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈbuː.men/, [äɫ̪ˈbuːmɛn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈbu.men/, [älˈbuːmen]
Noun edit
albūmen n (genitive albūminis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | albūmen | albūmina |
Genitive | albūminis | albūminum |
Dative | albūminī | albūminibus |
Accusative | albūmen | albūmina |
Ablative | albūmine | albūminibus |
Vocative | albūmen | albūmina |
Synonyms edit
- (albumen of an egg): albāmentum, albor, album
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “albumen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- albumen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
albumen n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of albumen (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) albumen | albumenul |
genitive/dative | (unui) albumen | albumenului |
vocative | albumenule |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
albumen m (plural albúmenes)
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Further reading edit
- “albumen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Noun edit
albumen