elder

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• Australian: /ˈeldə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɛldə/
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• General-American: /ˈɛldɚ/
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• Scotland: /ˈɛldəɹ/
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• rhymes with -ɛldə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: EH1 L D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.

] From Middle English eldre, eller, ellern, from Old English ellærn, from Proto-Germanic *elernaz, *eldernaz (compare Low German Elhorn, Elloorn).

Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *aliþro (“udder”), from *alaną (“to nourish”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch elder (“udder”).

375 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: كَابِر (kābir) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Armenian: մեծ (mec) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Belarusian: ста́ршыl (stáršyl) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Bulgarian: по-възрастен (po-vǎzrasten) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Catalan: ancià — greater than another in age or seniority
• Catalan: anciana — greater than another in age or seniority
• Chinese Mandarin: 年長的 /年长的 (niánzhǎng de) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Cornish: kottha — greater than another in age or seniority
• Czech: starší — greater than another in age or seniority
• Danish: ældre — greater than another in age or seniority
• Dutch: ouder — greater than another in age or seniority
• Esperanto: pli maljuna — greater than another in age or seniority
• Esperanto: pliaĝa — greater than another in age or seniority
• Finnish: vanhempi — greater than another in age or seniority
• French: aîné — greater than another in age or seniority
• Georgian: უფროსი (uprosi) — greater than another in age or seniority
• German: älter — greater than another in age or seniority
• Indonesian: lebih tua — greater than another in age or seniority
• Italian: maggiore — greater than another in age or seniority
• Japanese: 年上の (toshiue no) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Japanese: 年長の (nenchō no) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Kyrgyz: улуу (uluu) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Latin: senior — greater than another in age or seniority
• Magahi: 𑂇𑂧𑂱𑂩𑂏𑂩 (umirgar) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Magahi: 𑂥𑂚 (baṛ) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Malayalam: മൂത്ത (mūtta) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Malayalam: മുതിർന്ന (mutiṟnna) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Māori: kaumātua — greater than another in age or seniority
• Occitan: ancian — greater than another in age or seniority
• Occitan: anciana — greater than another in age or seniority
• Old English: ealdor — greater than another in age or seniority
• Old Saxon: aldāri — greater than another in age or seniority
• Persian: بزرگتر (bozorgtar) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Persian: مهتر (mehtar) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Polish: starszy — greater than another in age or seniority
• Portuguese: mais velho — greater than another in age or seniority
• Portuguese: mais idoso — greater than another in age or seniority
• Portuguese: mais antigo — greater than another in age or seniority
• Quechua: kuraq — greater than another in age or seniority
• Russian: ста́рший (stáršij) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Savosavo: duzi — greater than another in age or seniority
• Slovak: starší — greater than another in age or seniority
• Slovene: starejši — greater than another in age or seniority
• Spanish: anciano — greater than another in age or seniority
• Spanish: adulto mayor — greater than another in age or seniority
• Swedish: äldre — greater than another in age or seniority
• Tatar: олы (olı) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Tatar: олырак (olıraq) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Turkish: daha yaşlı — greater than another in age or seniority
• Turkish: daha ihtiyar — greater than another in age or seniority
• Ukrainian: ста́рший (stáršyj) — greater than another in age or seniority
• Vietnamese: cả — greater than another in age or seniority
• Welsh: hŷn — greater than another in age or seniority
• Welsh: henach — greater than another in age or seniority
• Zazaki: kerxiyaye — greater than another in age or seniority
• Zazaki: zêde khal — greater than another in age or seniority
• Catalan: ancian — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese: лохан (lohan) — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese Mandarin: 老漢 /老汉 (lǎohàn) — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese Mandarin: 耆英 (qíyīng) — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese Mandarin: 長者 /长者 (zhǎngzhě) — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese Mandarin: 長老 /长老 (zhǎnglǎo) — older member, leader of a community
• Chinese Mandarin: 父老 (fùlǎo) — older member, leader of a community
• Cornish: henavek — older member, leader of a community
• Cornish: henavoges — older member, leader of a community
• Czech: stařešina — older member, leader of a community
• Esperanto: plejaĝulo — older member, leader of a community
• Finnish: vanhin — older member, leader of a community
• Finnish: kylänvanhin — older member, leader of a community
• French: ancien — older member, leader of a community
• French: aîné — older member, leader of a community
• Galician: vedraño — older member, leader of a community
• Georgian: ხევისბერი (xevisberi) — older member, leader of a community
• Georgian: ერისთავი (eristavi) — older member, leader of a community
• Georgian: წინამძღოლი (c̣inamʒɣoli) — older member, leader of a community
• German: Ältester — older member, leader of a community
• German: Älteste — older member, leader of a community
• Hebrew: זָקֵן (zakén) — older member, leader of a community
• Hungarian: rangidős — older member, leader of a community
• Icelandic: öldungur — older member, leader of a community
• Indonesian: tetua — older member, leader of a community
• Ingrian: staarosta — older member, leader of a community
• Irish: sinsear — older member, leader of a community
• Irish: foirfeach — older member, leader of a community
• Italian: anziano — older member, leader of a community
• Japanese: 年寄り (toshiyori) — older member, leader of a community
• Japanese: 長老 (chōrō) — older member, leader of a community
• Korean: 어른 (eoreun) — older member, leader of a community
• Korean: 장로 (jangno) — older member, leader of a community
• Latin: senex — older member, leader of a community
• Luhya: omulosi — older member, leader of a community
• Lutuv: uvthyi — older member, leader of a community
• Macedonian: старешина (starešina) — older member, leader of a community
• Māori: pēperekōu — older member, leader of a community
• Māori: tūnohunohu — older member, leader of a community
• Māori: kaumātua — older member, leader of a community
• Marshallese: aļap — older member, leader of a community
• Meru: mukoru — older member, leader of a community
• Iranian Persian: دادْمِه (dâdme) — older member, leader of a community
• Portuguese: ancião — older member, leader of a community
• Portuguese: anciã — older member, leader of a community
• Russian: старе́йшина (staréjšina) — older member, leader of a community
• Russian: ста́роста (stárosta) — older member, leader of a community
• Scottish Gaelic: foirfeach — older member, leader of a community
• Serbo-Croatian: старѐшина — older member, leader of a community
• Serbo-Croatian: старјѐшина — older member, leader of a community
• Serbo-Croatian: starèšina — older member, leader of a community
• Serbo-Croatian: starjèšina — older member, leader of a community
• Slovene: starešina — older member, leader of a community
• Slovene: starosta — older member, leader of a community
• Spanish: anciano — older member, leader of a community
• Swahili: mzee — older member, leader of a community
• Tatar: карт (qart) — older member, leader of a community
• Tatar: өлкән (ölkän) — older member, leader of a community
• Thai: ผู้อาวุโส (pûu-aa-wú-sǒo) — older member, leader of a community
• Thai: ผู้สูงอายุ (pûu-sǔung-aa-yú) — older member, leader of a community
• Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — older member, leader of a community
• Ukrainian: старі́йшина (staríjšyna) — older member, leader of a community
• Ukrainian: ста́роста (stárosta) — older member, leader of a community
• Welsh: hynafgwr — older member, leader of a community
• Welsh: henuriad — older member, leader of a community
• Afrikaans: oudstes — old person
• Albanian: plak — old person
• Cahuilla: 'a'aviva — old person
• Catalan: grans — old person
• Esperanto: maljunulo — old person
• Esperanto: grandaĝulo — old person
• Finnish: vanhus — old person
• French: aîné — old person
• French: personne âgée — old person
• Galician: vedraño — old person
• Galician: padrón — old person
• German: Senior — old person
• German: Seniorin — old person
• Ancient Greek: πρεσβύτης (presbútēs) — old person
• Hungarian: idős/idősebb ember — old person
• Indonesian: orang tua — old person
• Indonesian: lanjut usia — old person
• Italian: anziano — old person
• Italian: vecchio — old person
• Korean: 늙은이 (neulgeuni) — old person
• Latin: senex — old person
• Māori: pēperekōu — old person
• Māori: kuia — old person
• Māori: koroua — old person
• Māori: tūnohunohu — old person
• Russian: стари́к (starík) — old person
• Russian: пожило́й челове́к (požilój čelovék) — old person
• Russian: ста́рец (stárec) — old person
• Scottish Gaelic: foirfeach — old person
• Scottish Gaelic: seann-duine — old person
• Spanish: anciano — old person
• Spanish: anciana — old person
• Tarifit: awessar — old person
• Tarifit: tawessart — old person
• Ottoman Turkish: قوجه (koca) — old person
• Ukrainian: лі́тній (lítnij) — old person
• Ukrainian: лі́тня (lítnja) — old person
• Esperanto: pliaĝulo — one who is older than another
• Finnish: vanhempi — one who is older than another
• Galician: maior — one who is older than another
• German: Älterer — one who is older than another
• German: Ältere — one who is older than another
• Hungarian: (nála) idősebb — one who is older than another
• Māori: muanga — one who is older than another
• Russian: ста́рший (stáršij) — one who is older than another
• Spanish: mayor — one who is older than another
• Afrikaans: voorouer — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Albanian: stërgjysh — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Belarusian: про́дак (pródak) — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Bengali: পূর্বপুরুষ (purbopuruś) — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Chinese Mandarin: 長老 /长老 (zhǎnglǎo) — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Esperanto: antikvulo — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Finnish: esi-isä — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Finnish: edeltäjä — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• German: Vorfahr — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• German: Vorfahrin — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Hungarian: előd — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Italian: antico — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Latin: prīscus — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Russian: пре́док (prédok) — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Scottish Gaelic: sinnsear — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Spanish: antepasado — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Ukrainian: пре́док (prédok) — one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor
• Dutch: ouderling — officer of a church
• Finnish: vanhin — officer of a church
• Ancient Greek: πρεσβύτης (presbútēs) — officer of a church
• Hungarian: presbiter — officer of a church
• Italian: vescovo — officer of a church
• Japanese: 長老 (chōrō) — officer of a church
• Korean: 장로 (jangno) — officer of a church
• Lutuv: uvthyi — officer of a church
• Plautdietsch: Eltesta — officer of a church
• Russian: старе́йшина (staréjšina) — officer of a church
• Scottish Gaelic: èildear — officer of a church
• Scottish Gaelic: foirfeach — officer of a church
• Swahili: mzee — officer of a church
• Welsh: blaenor — officer of a church
• Finnish: pappi — clergyman authorized to administer all sacraments
• German: Ältester — Mormonism: one ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood
• Greek: πρεσβύτερος (presvýteros) — Mormonism: one ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood
• German: Elder — Mormonism: male missionary
• Greek: πρεσβύτερος (presvýteros) — Mormonism: male missionary
• Chinese Mandarin: 長老 /长老 (zhǎnglǎo) — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• Finnish: vanhin — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• German: Elder — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• Japanese: 長老 (chōrō) — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• Russian: старе́йшина (staréjšina) — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• Swahili: mzee — Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority
• Albanian: shtog — Sambucus nigra
• Arabic: بَيْلَسَان (baylasān) — Sambucus nigra
• Armenian: սեւ կտտկենի (sew kttkeni) — Sambucus nigra
• Armenian: թանթրվենի (tʻantʻrveni) — Sambucus nigra
• Armenian: արջի խնդեղնի (arǰi xndeġni) — Sambucus nigra
• Armenian: փորքիչ (pʻorkʻičʻ) — Sambucus nigra
• Aromanian: sug — Sambucus nigra
• Basque: intsusa beltz — Sambucus nigra
• Bulgarian: бъз (bǎz) — Sambucus nigra
• Catalan: saüc — Sambucus nigra
• Chinese Mandarin: 西洋接骨木 (xīyángjiēgǔmù) — Sambucus nigra
• Cornish: skawen — Sambucus nigra
• Czech: bez černý — Sambucus nigra
• Danish: hyld — Sambucus nigra
• Danish: hyldetræ — Sambucus nigra
• Danish: hyldebusk — Sambucus nigra
• Erzya: сазаргуло (sazargulo) — Sambucus nigra
• Faroese: ylliniviður — Sambucus nigra
• Finnish: mustaselja — Sambucus nigra
• Finnish: mustaheisi — Sambucus nigra
• Franco-Provençal: savuc — Sambucus nigra
• French: sureau — Sambucus nigra
• Friulian: saût — Sambucus nigra
• Friulian: savût — Sambucus nigra
• Galician: sabugueiro — Sambucus nigra
• Galician: bieiteiro — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: დუდგულა (dudgula) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხეკრო (xeḳro) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: გულყრუ (gulq̇ru) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: გულყურო (gulq̇uro) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ანწლი (anc̣li) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხეღრუე (xeɣrue) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხეყრუა (xeq̇rua) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხრეკოლა (xreḳola) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხრიკოლა (xriḳola) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ხელთოფა (xeltopa) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: თხიფსელა (txipsela) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: სართოფელა (sartopela) — Sambucus nigra
• Georgian: ყრუა ხე (q̇rua xe) — Sambucus nigra
• German: Holunder — Sambucus nigra
• German: Schwarzer Holunder — Sambucus nigra
• German: Holler — Sambucus nigra
• German: Holder — Sambucus nigra
• Greek: ακτέα (aktéa) — Sambucus nigra
• Greek: κουφοξυλιά (koufoxyliá) — Sambucus nigra
• Greek: σαμπούκος (sampoúkos) — Sambucus nigra
• Ancient Greek: ἀκτέα (aktéa) — Sambucus nigra
• Hungarian: fekete bodza — Sambucus nigra
• Icelandic: svartyllir — Sambucus nigra
• Irish: trom — Sambucus nigra
• Italian: sambuco — Sambucus nigra
• Japanese: 西洋接骨木 (seiyōniwatoko) — Sambucus nigra
• Latin: sambucus — Sambucus nigra
• Laz: კამპაა (ǩamp̌aa) — Sambucus nigra
• Laz: კამპარა (ǩamp̌ara) — Sambucus nigra
• Laz: ტოპტოპი (ťop̌ťop̌i) — Sambucus nigra
• Limburgish: äölentäöl — Sambucus nigra
• Manx: tramman — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: თახვანტია (taxvanṭia) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: თახვანტიაშ ჯა (taxvanṭiaš ǯa) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: ხინთობალაში ჯა (xintobalaši ǯa) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: ინჭირაია (inč̣iraia) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: ჩვაჩვაბე (čvačvabe) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: ჩიჩვაბი (čičvabi) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: გეყრუაჲ (geq̇ruay) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: თვეფილა (tvepila) — Sambucus nigra
• Mingrelian: თოფრა (topra) — Sambucus nigra
• Nivkh: ӄʼоӻӈи (qʼoġŋi) — Sambucus nigra
• Norwegian Bokmål: svarthyll — Sambucus nigra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: svarthyll — Sambucus nigra
• Persian: آقطی (âqti) — Sambucus nigra
• Persian: پلم (palem) — Sambucus nigra
• Polish: bez czarny — Sambucus nigra
• Portuguese: sabugueiro — Sambucus nigra
• Portuguese: sabugo — Sambucus nigra
• Romanian: soc — Sambucus nigra
• Russian: бузина́ (buziná) — Sambucus nigra
• Russian: чёрная бузина́ (čórnaja buziná) — Sambucus nigra
• Sardinian: sabucu — Sambucus nigra
• Sardinian: sambucu — Sambucus nigra
• Sardinian: saucu — Sambucus nigra
• Sardinian: savucu — Sambucus nigra
• Scots: bourtree — Sambucus nigra
• Scottish Gaelic: droman — Sambucus nigra
• Scottish Gaelic: dromanach — Sambucus nigra
• Sicilian: savucu — Sambucus nigra
• Slovene: črni bezeg — Sambucus nigra
• Slovene: bezeg — Sambucus nigra
• Lower Sorbian: baz — Sambucus nigra
• Spanish: saúco — Sambucus nigra
• Svan: გეყრუჲ (geq̇ruy) — Sambucus nigra
• Svan: თვეფილა (tvepila) — Sambucus nigra
• Svan: თოფრა (topra) — Sambucus nigra
• Swedish: fläder — Sambucus nigra
• Tatar: кара аю баланы (qara ayu balanı) — Sambucus nigra
• Turkish: poḫpetin (Hamshen) — Sambucus nigra
• Turkish: kara mürver — Sambucus nigra
• Ukrainian: бузина (buzyna) — Sambucus nigra
• Venetan: saugo — Sambucus nigra
• Venetan: sanbugo — Sambucus nigra
• Venetan: sambuc — Sambucus nigra
• Venetan: saugaro — Sambucus nigra
• Venetan: saugar — Sambucus nigra
• Walloon: sawou — Sambucus nigra
• Walloon: sawouri — Sambucus nigra
• Walloon: suzon — Sambucus nigra
• Walloon: seucea — Sambucus nigra
• Welsh: ysgaw — Sambucus nigra
• Arabic: خَمَان (ḵamān) — Sambucus
• Armenian: կտտկենի (kttkeni) — Sambucus
• Armenian: թանթրվենի (tʻantʻrveni) — Sambucus
• Armenian: շամբուկ (šambuk) — Sambucus
• Azerbaijani: gəndalaş — Sambucus
• Basque: intsusa — Sambucus
• Belarusian: бузіна́ (buziná) — Sambucus
• Bulgarian: бъз (bǎz) — Sambucus
• Catalan: saüc — Sambucus
• Chinese Cantonese: 接骨木 (zip3 gwat1 muk6) — Sambucus
• Chinese Mandarin: 接骨木 (jiēgǔmù) — Sambucus
• Czech: bezinka — Sambucus
• Czech: bez — Sambucus
• Danish: hyld — Sambucus
• Dutch: vlier — Sambucus
• Faroese: ylliniviður — Sambucus
• Finnish: seljat — Sambucus
• Finnish: saksanheisi — Sambucus
• French: sureau — Sambucus
• German: Holunder — Sambucus
• German: Holder — Sambucus
• German: Holler — Sambucus
• Hungarian: bodza — Sambucus
• Icelandic: yllir — Sambucus
• Japanese: 接骨木 — Sambucus
• Judeo-Tat: kongoluş — Sambucus
• Kaitag: сунту́р (suntúr) — Sambucus
• Kazakh: аюбадам (aübadam) — Sambucus
• Northern Kurdish: darek nizim — Sambucus
• Latin: sambūcus — Sambucus
• Limburgish: äölentäöl — Sambucus
• Lithuanian: šeivamedis — Sambucus
• Low German: ellhoorn — Sambucus
• Low German: goosfleder — Sambucus
• Norwegian Bokmål: hyll — Sambucus
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hyll — Sambucus
• Polabian: båz — Sambucus
• Polish: bez — Sambucus
• Portuguese: sabugueiro — Sambucus
• Romanian: soc — Sambucus
• Russian: бузина́ (buziná) — Sambucus
• Serbo-Croatian: ба̀зга — Sambucus
• Serbo-Croatian: зо́ва — Sambucus
• Serbo-Croatian: bàzga — Sambucus
• Serbo-Croatian: zóva — Sambucus
• Slovene: bezeg — Sambucus
• Lower Sorbian: baz — Sambucus
• Spanish: saúco — Sambucus
• Talysh: әлел — Sambucus
• Talysh: шунд — Sambucus
• Talysh: шутун — Sambucus
• Talysh: qandalaş — Sambucus
• Tatar: аю баланы (ayu balanı) — Sambucus
• Turkish: mürver — Sambucus
• Udi: гъуджа (ɣuǯa) — Sambucus
• Udi: къуджа (q̇uǯa) — Sambucus
• Udi: гандалаш (gandalaš) — Sambucus
• Ukrainian: бузина́ (buzyná) — Sambucus