Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alburn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-burn
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.

Example Sentences

"In the total yield of cyprinids, the dominating fish is alburn, […] a small delicate fish which in dense shoals inhabits the pelagial waters of the lake."
"It took patience to catch alburns, those hand-sized fish in the Stolpe."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin alburnus. Cognate with alburnum and auburn.

Word Breakdown

Root: alburnus

Inflected Forms

alburns (plural)

Questions

What does alburn mean?: The bleak, a small European fish with silvery scales.
Where does alburn come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin alburnus. Cognate with alburnum and auburn.

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