albie

See also: Albie

English

Etymology

Clipping of false albacore +‎ -ie.

Noun

albie (plural albies)

1. (colloquial) A false albacore.
   • 2021, Corey Pollnow, “How to Catch Albies”, in On The Water‎^[1]:

     A pelagic fish, albies have streamlined bodies, and are built to attack prey in short bursts of speed.

Synonyms

• (Euthynnus alletteratus):, little tunny, false albacore, little tuna

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin alvea or albea, from Latin alveus (“channel or bed of a river”). Alternatively, formed as a new singular from the plural of an original Romanian masculine form *albiu. Compare Lombard albio, Venetan albio, albi, Tarantino albi, Piedmontese arbi, French auge.

Noun

albie f (plural albii)

1. riverbed
2. trough

Declension

Declension of albie

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	albie	albia		albii	albiile
genitive-dative	albii	albiei		albii	albiilor
vocative	albie, albio			albiilor

Related terms

• albier
• albioară
• albină

See also

• căpistere