albade

Old French

Etymology

From Old Spanish albada (“musical or poetic composition to be performed in the morning”), from alba (“dawn”), from Vulgar Latin *alba (“dawn; sunrise”), from Latin albus (“bright, clear; white”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”).

Noun

albade oblique singular, f (oblique plural albades, nominative singular albade, nominative plural albades)

aubade (love song sung to an object of affection in the morning)

Descendants

Middle French:
- French: aubade
  - → Dutch: aubade
    - → Indonesian: aubade
  - → English: aubade

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