| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈæləm/ |
| Hyphenation | al·um |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑨𐑤𐑩𐑥 |
| Catalan | alum |
|---|---|
| Danish | alun |
| Dutch | aluin |
| Esperanto | aluno |
| French | alun |
| German | Alaun |
| Italian | allume |
| Latin | alumen |
| Papiamento | alein |
| Portuguese | alume; alúmen; pedra‐ume |
| Russian | квасцы |
| Saterland Frisian | Aluun |
| Spanish | alumbre |
| Swedish | alun |
| West Frisian | alún |