alder

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Alder

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EtymologyEdit

Middle English alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō (compare Swedish al, East Frisian ällerboom), variant of *alizō, *alisō (compare Dutch els, German Erle), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisos (compare Hittite [script needed] (alanza(n)), Latin alnus, Latvian al̃ksnis, Polish olcha, Albanian halë 'black pine', Ancient Macedonian (Hesychius) άλιχα (álicha, “white poplar”)

PronunciationEdit

• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈɔːldə]
• (US) IPA^(key): [ˈɔldɚ]

NounEdit

alder (plural alders)

1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.

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TranslationsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse aldr.

NounEdit

alder c (singular definite alderen, plural indefinite aldre)

1. age

InflectionEdit

Derived termsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Old Norse aldr, 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)

1. age

Derived termsEdit

• aldring
• steinalder

ReferencesEdit

• “alder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

EtymologyEdit

Old Norse aldr, akin to ale (“to raise”), from ala.

NounEdit

alder m (definite singular alderen, indefinite plural aldrar, definite plural aldrane)

1. age

Derived termsEdit

• steinalder

ReferencesEdit

• “alder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.