alder
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
alder (plural alders)
- Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
- 1967, J. A. Baker, The Peregrine, page 40:
- That's what the tiercel was doing when I found him again in the alder.
Derived termsEdit
- alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
- Andean alder (Alnus acuminata)
- black alder (Alnus glutinosa, Ilex verticillata)
- brook alder (Ilex verticillata)
- Caucasian alder (Alnus subcordata)
- common alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- European alder (Alnus glutinosa)
- false alder (Ilex verticillata, Cunonia capensis)
- Formosan alder (Alnus formosana)
- green alder (Alnus viridis)
- grey alder (Alnus incana)
- hazel alder (Alnus serrulata)
- Himalayan alder (Alnus nitida)
- Italian alder (Alnus cordata)
- Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
- Manchurian alder (Alnus hirsuta)
- Mexican alder (Alnus jorullensis)
- Nepalese alder (Alnus nepalensis)
- oriental alder (Alnus orientalis)
- red alder (Alnus rubra)
- seaside alder (Alnus maritima)
- striped alder (Ilex verticillata)
- white alder (Ilex verticillata)
TranslationsEdit
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Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of alderman.
NounEdit
alder (plural alders)
- An alderman or alderwoman.
- 2004, Stephanie Luce -, Fighting for a Living Wage, page 121:
- Almost immediately, city alders contacted the campaign to negotiate an ordinance.
- 2013, Dawn Day Biehler, Pests in the City: Flies, Bedbugs, Cockroaches, and Rats, page 180:
- Chicago's mayor Edward Kennelly, the city alders, and many white Chicagoans opposed this siting plan.
- 2017 September 28, Isabel Bysiewicz, “Eidelson reflects on time as alder”, in Yale Daily News:
- After three years as Ward 1 alder, Sarah Eidelson ’12 will leave city government at the end of the year.
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Danish aldær, from Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.
NounEdit
alder c (singular definite alderen, plural indefinite aldre)
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- alderdom c
- alderdomshjem n
- aldersbestemme
- aldersdiabetes c
- aldersdiabetiker c
- aldersformand c
- aldersgruppe c
- aldersgrænse c
- alderspension c
- alderspensionist c
- alderspræsident c
- aldersspredning c
- alderssvarende
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
alder
- Alternative form of aldre
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.
NounEdit
alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldere or aldre or aldrer, definite plural alderne or aldrene)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “alder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldrar, definite plural aldrane)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “alder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old SwedishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse allr, from Proto-Germanic *allaz.
AdjectiveEdit
alder
DeclensionEdit
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | alder | al | alt |
accusative | allan | alla | alt |
dative | allum, -om | aldri | allu, -o |
genitive | als | aldrar | als |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | allir, -e(r) | allar | al |
accusative | alla | allar | al |
dative | allum, -om | allum, -om | allum, -om |
genitive | aldra | aldra | aldra |
DescendantsEdit
- Swedish: all
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą.
NounEdit
alder m
DeclensionEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Swedish: ålder