ouder

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯dər/ The noun, unlike the comparative adjective, never exhibits d-weakening. Rhymes: -ɑu̯dər === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch ouder, the comparative form of oud. ==== Noun ==== ouder m (plural ouders, diminutive oudertje n) parent, father or mother; by extension a substitute caregiver Hyponyms: moeder, vader ===== Usage notes ===== Not to be confused with oudere (“elderly person”) (plural: ouderen). ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Negerhollands: ouders, ouder === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch ouder, from Old Dutch aldar, from Proto-West Germanic *aldr, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. ==== Noun ==== ouder m or n (uncountable, no diminutive) (obsolete in most dialects) synonym of ouderdom (“age”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== ouder comparative degree of oud == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch alder, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. ==== Noun ==== ouder n age old age ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: ouder === Etymology 2 === Substantivised comparative of out. ==== Noun ==== ouder m old person, senior (in the plural) ancestors, elders (in the plural) parents ===== Inflection ===== ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: ouder Limburgish: aajer === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== ouder comparative degree of out ===== Inflection ===== This adjective needs an inflection-table template. === Further reading === “ouder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 “ouder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ouder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “ouder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === öler (Föhr-Amrum) üđer (Sylt) === Etymology === From Old Frisian ōther, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz. Cognates include West Frisian oar, English other. === Adjective === ouder (Mooring) other, different (not the same) (Mooring) synonym of tweed (“second”) ==== Inflection ====