Albanian

albanian English + language sq Alternative forms abbreviation en Alb. Etymology 1 thumb|right|200px|Albanian statesman and first prime minister of Albania, Ismail Qemali. He is widely considered to be the founder of modern Albania. From en Albania -n.Albanian n.2 & adj.3 8742780191 https://www.oed.com/dictionary/albanian_n2?tab=etymology#7750465 June 2025 1 en Albanese. Compare frm Albanien and old Albanian endonym sq arbën, sq arbër Albanian. Pronunciation en /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ UK en /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ /ælˈbeɪn.jən/ /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɔlˈbeɪn.jən/ US en /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ /ɑlˈbeɪn.jən/ cot-caught en En-us-Albanian.ogg US en eɪniən 4 en Al ba ni an Al ban ian Adjective - Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language. from 1593 en Christian Edwards Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/europe/serbia-kosovo-nato-peacekeeper-protest-explainer-intl/index.html 2023-05-30 Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors. https://web.archive.org/web/20260208115324/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/europe/serbia-kosovo-nato-peacekeeper-protest-explainer-intl/index.html 8 February 2026 Derived terms en Albanianize Albanianness albo Proto-Albanian Turco-Albanian Translations of or pertaining to Albania Afrikaans: af Albanees Albanian: sq shqip, sq shkyp, sq Sccyp; archaic sq arbërisht, sq arbënisht Arabic: ar أَلْبَانِيّ Hijazi Arabic: acw ألباني ʔalbāni Armenian: hy ալբանական Aromanian: rup arbinescu, rup arbinishescu Asturian: ast albanés, ast albanu Azerbaijani: az alban Basque: eu albaniar Belarusian: be алба́нскі Bengali: bn আলবানী albanī Bulgarian: bg алба́нски Burmese: my အယ်လ်ဘေးနီးယား Catalan: ca albanès Valencian: ca albanés Chinese: Cantonese: yue 阿爾巴尼亞 阿爾巴尼亞的 aa3 ji5 baa1 nei4 aa3 dik1 Mandarin: cmn 阿爾巴尼亞 阿爾巴尼亞的 Ā'ěrbāníyà de Czech: cs albánský Danish: da albansk Dutch: nl Albanees Esperanto: eo albana Estonian: et albaania Faroese: fo albanskur Finnish: fi albanialainen French: fr albanais Friulian: fur albanês Galician: gl albanés Georgian: ka ალბანეთის, ka ალბანური German: de albanisch Greek: el αλβανικός m Gujarati: gu આલ્બાનિયન Hebrew: he אַלְבָּנִי m albáni Hindi: hi आल्बानियन, hi अल्बानियाई Hungarian: hu albán, hu albániai Icelandic: is albanskur Interlingua: ia albanese Irish: ga Albánach Italian: it albanese Japanese: ja アルバニア Arubania no アルバニアの Kazakh: kk албан Khmer: km អាល់បានី Korean: ko 알바니아 ^알바니아-의 Kyrgyz: ky албан Ladino: lad albanez, lad arvanit Lao: lo ອານບານີ Latin: la albanicus Latvian: lv albāņu, lv albānisks Lithuanian: lt albaniškas m, lt albaniška f Macedonian: mk албански Malay: ms Albania Maltese: mt Albaniż m Mongolian: mn албани Norwegian: Bokmål: nb albansk Nynorsk: nn albansk Occitan: oc albanés Persian: fa آلبانیایی âlbâniyâyi Polish: pl albański m Portuguese: pt albanês Romanian: ro albanez Romansh: rm albanais Russian: ru алба́нский Samogitian: sgs albanėšks Scottish Gaelic: gd Albàineach m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh а̀лба̄нскӣ Latin: sh àlbānskī Sicilian: scn arbanisi Slovak: sk albánsky Slovene: sl albánski Sorbian: Upper Sorbian: hsb albanski m Spanish: es albanés Swedish: sv albansk Tagalog: tl Albanes Tajik: tg албанӣ Thai: th แอลเบเนีย Turkish: tr Arnavut Turkmen: tk alban Ukrainian: uk алба́нський Uyghur: ug ئالبان Uzbek: uz alban Venetan: vec albanexe, vec arbanexe Vietnamese: vi An-ba-ni Yiddish: yi אַלבאַניש m Noun en Q179248 A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.from 1569? en Tiranan A member of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Balkans, primarily centered in modern Albania and Kosovo, and partially tracing their lineage back to ancient Illyrian populations. en Christian Edwards Why did ethnic Serbs attack NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo? Here’s what we know w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/europe/serbia-kosovo-nato-peacekeeper-protest-explainer-intl/index.html 2023-05-30 Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, following the 1998-99 war in which Kosovar Albanians attempted to break from what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of today’s Serbia and Montenegro. https://web.archive.org/web/20260208115324/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/30/europe/serbia-kosovo-nato-peacekeeper-protest-explainer-intl/index.html 8 February 2026 Synonyms en Albanese rare Translations person from Albania Afrikaans: af Albanees Albanian: sq shqiptar m, sq shqiptare f, Old Albanian sq arbën m, sq arbër m, sq Arbëreshë Arabic: ar أَلْبَانِيّ m, ar أَلْبَانِيَّة f Armenian: hy ալբանացի Aromanian: rup arbines m, rup alvano m, rup shchiptar m Asturian: ast albanés m, ast albanu Azerbaijani: az alban Basque: eu albaniar Belarusian: be алба́нец m, be алба́нка f Bengali: bn আলবানী albanī Bulgarian: bg алба́нец m, bg алба́нка f, bg арнау́т m archaic, bg арнау́тка f archaic Carpathian Rusyn: rue Алба́нець m, rue Алба́нка f Catalan: ca albanès m, ca albanesa f Valencian: ca albanés m, ca albanesa f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿爾巴尼亞人 Ā'ěrbāníyàrén Crimean Tatar: crh arnavut Czech: cs Albánec m, cs Albánka f Danish: da albaner c Dutch: nl Albanees m, nl Albanese f Esperanto: eo albano Estonian: et albaanlane m f, et albaanlanna f Faroese: fo albani m f Finnish: fi albanialainen French: fr Albanais m, fr Albanaise f Galician: gl albanés m, gl albanesa f Georgian: ka ალბანელი German: de Albaner m, de Albanerin f; obsolete de Albanier m, de Albanierin f Greek: el Αλβανός m, el Αλβανή f, el Αλβανίδα f Gujarati: gu આલ્બાનિયન Hebrew: he אלבני albani m, he אלבנית albanit f Hindi: hi आल्बानियन Hungarian: hu albán Icelandic: is Albani m Interlingua: ia albanese Irish: ga Albánach m Italian: it albanese Japanese: ja アルバニア人 アルバニアじん, arubaniajin Kazakh: kk албан Korean: ko 알바니아인, ko 알바니아 사람 Kyrgyz: ky албан Latvian: lv albānis m, lv albāniete f Lithuanian: lt albanas m, lt albanė f, lt albanietis m, lt albanietė f Macedonian: mk Албанец m, mk Албанка f Malay: ms orang Albania Maltese: mt Albaniż m, mt Albaniża f Mongolian: mn албани хүн Norwegian: Bokmål: nb albaner m Nynorsk: nn alban m, nn albanar m Occitan: oc albanés Polish: pl Albańczyk m-pr, pl Albanka f Portuguese: pt albanês, pt albanesa f Romanian: ro albanez m, ro albaneză f Romansh: rm albanais m, rm albanaisa f Russian: ru алба́нец m, ru алба́нка f Scottish Gaelic: gd Albàineach m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Алба́нац m, sh А̀лба̄нка f Latin: sh Albánac m, sh Àlbānka f Sicilian: scn arbanisi m, scn arbanisa f Slovak: sk Albánec m, sk Albánka f Slovene: sl Albánec m, sl Albánka f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Albanaŕ m, dsb Albanarka f Upper Sorbian: hsb Albanjan m, hsb Albančan m, hsb Albanjanka f Spanish: es albanés m, es albanesa f Swedish: sv alban, sv albanska Tagalog: tl Albanes Tajik: tg албанӣ Turkish: tr Arnavut Ottoman Turkish: ota آرناود arnaud, arnavud Turkmen: tk alban Ukrainian: uk алба́нець m, uk алба́нка f Uyghur: ug ئالبان Uzbek: uz alban Proper noun en Q8748The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. from 1786 Derived terms en Old Albanian Related terms en Albanology Translations language Afrikaans: af Albanees Albanian: sq shqip, (sq gjuha) sq shqipe f, Old Albanian sq arbërisht, sq Arbërishtja f, sq T'arbrisht Arabic: Hijazi Arabic: acw ألباني m ʔalbāni Armenian: hy ալբաներեն Aromanian: rup arbinishashti, rup limba arbinishascã Asturian: ast albanés m Basque: eu albaniera Belarusian: be алба́нская мо́ва f, be алба́нская f Bengali: bn আলবানী albanī Catalan: ca albanès m Valencian: ca albanés m Cherokee: chr ᎠᎵᏇᏂ Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 阿爾巴尼亞語 Ā'ěrbāníyàyǔ Czech: cs albánština f Danish: da albansk c Dutch: nl Albanees n Esperanto: eo albana Estonian: et albaania keel Faroese: fo albanskt n Finnish: fi albania, fi albanian kieli French: fr albanais m Galician: gl albanés m Georgian: ka ალბანური ენა, ka ალბანური German: de Albanisch Greek: el αλβανικά n-p Gujarati: gu આલ્બાનિયન Hebrew: he אַלְבָּנִית albanít Hindi: hi आल्बानियन Hungarian: hu albán Icelandic: is albanska f Interlingua: ia albanese Irish: ga Albáinis f Italian: it albanese Japanese: ja アルバニア語 アルバニアご, Arubaniago Kalmyk: xal албан келн Korean: ko ^알바니아어 Lithuanian: lt albanų, lt albanų kalba Macedonian: mk албански m Malay: ms bahasa Albania Maltese: mt L-Albaniż Navajo: nv Albéínii bizaad Norwegian: Bokmål: nb albansk m Nynorsk: nn albansk m Polish: język pl albański m-in Portuguese: pt albanês m Romanian: ro albaneză f, ro limba albaneză Romansh: rm albanais, rm lingua albanaisa f Russian: ru алба́нский m Scots: sco Albanie Scottish Gaelic: gd Albàinis f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh а̀лба̄нскӣ m Latin: sh àlbānskī m Slovene: sl albánščina f Sorbian: Upper Sorbian: hsb albanšćina f Spanish: es albanés m Swedish: sv albanska Tagalog: tl Albanes Tigrinya: ti አልቤኒኛ Turkish: tr Arnavutça Ukrainian: uk алба́нська мо́ва f See also sq Further reading Albanian language Albanian–English Dictionary: from Webster's Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. 1 sq sqi sqi, a macrolanguage including: aln Gheg Albanian aae Arbëreshë Albanian aat Arvanitika Albanian als Tosk Albanian Etymology 2 From en Caucasian Albania (Caucasian) Albania -ian. Pronunciation en /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ en eɪniən 4 Adjective - en Caucasian Albanian. Translations Caucasian Albanian Noun ~ en Caucasian Albanian. Of Armenia Maior, and Georgia: and the neighbouring Nations 291 The Albanians honored old-age in all men, death in none, accounting it vnlawfull to mention a dead man; with whom they alſo buried his wealth. Translations Caucasian Albanian Etymology 3 From en Albany -ian. Pronunciation en /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ən/ en En-us-Albanian.ogg GA en eɪniən 4 Adjective en central New York of or from the city of Albany, New York State Noun en central New York Someone from the city of Albany, New York State. Further reading Albany, New York Etymology 4 From en Alba -n- -ian. Adjective en historical poetic or rare Scottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286. References en Albania Demonyms American demonyms Ethnonyms Languages Nationalities New York, USA Basque Proper noun eu proper noun form eu Albania ine indef Finnish Proper noun fi proper noun form fi Albania gen s Anagrams fi aaabilnn albaanin