albatross – English noun declension

Noun: albatross

Singular	albatross
Plural	albatross; albatrosses

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like albatross

saltus, beta fish, paleofish, airbreathing catfish, black rhinoceros, torrentfish, megahertz, pan fish, solar plexus, peltops, yellow perch, numb-nuts, springfish, pilot fish, FPS, janitor fish, seafish, parados, Mediterranean parrotfish, cockfish, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

1. Uncertain. Probably from Spanish or Portuguese alcatraz (“pelican, gannet, albatross”), probably derived from Arabic الْغَطَّاس (al-ḡaṭṭās, “the diver”) (compare Alcatraz); or from Portuguese alcatruz (“water wheel bucket”), from Arabic الْقَادُوس (al-qādūs), from Ancient Greek κάδος (kádos, “pail, jar”), in reference to the pouch of a pelican. In either case, altered under the influence of Latin albus (“white”). Not derived from modern Arabic قَطْرَس (qaṭras, “albatross”), which is perhaps borrowed from Spanish.
2. For sense development of "burden", see albatross around one’s neck. See: Portuguese Nouns 'alcatraz', Ancient Greek Nouns 'κάδος', Latin Nouns 'albus'.

Verbs referencing "albatross"

Catalan Nouns albatros, Czech Nouns albatros, Dutch Nouns albatros, French Nouns albatros, Spanish Nouns albatros, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns albatross, Finnish Nouns albatrossi, Irish Nouns albatras, Hungarian Nouns albatrosz, Portuguese Nouns albatroz.