ouderdom
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch ouderdom, from ouder (“age”). The word is today synchronically interpreted as ouder (“older”) + -dom, as the noun ouder in the sense of "age" is long-obsolete in most dialects of Dutch.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ou‧der‧dom
Noun
ouderdom m (plural ouderdommen)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: ouderdom
- → Caribbean Javanese: odherdhom
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