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See also: oud- and Oud

English

 
An oud.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عُود (ʕūd). Doublet of lute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uːd/
  • Audio (Berkshire, UK):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uːd

Noun

oud (plural ouds)

  1. (music) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.
    Coordinate term: sintir
  2. (perfume) Agarwood.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (grow, nourish).

Pronunciation

Adjective

oud (attributive ou, comparative ouer, superlative oudste)

  1. old

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. (archaic) Alternative form of úd

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (grow, nourish).

Compare German alt, West Frisian âld, Low German old, English old.

Pronunciation

Adjective

oud (comparative ouder, superlative oudst)

  1. old
    De oude man en de zee.
    The Old Man and the Sea.
  2. stale (of bread)

Inflection

Declension of oud
uninflected oud
inflected oude
comparative ouder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial oud ouder het oudst
het oudste
indefinite m./f. sing. oude oudere oudste
n. sing. oud ouder oudste
plural oude oudere oudste
definite oude oudere oudste
partitive ouds ouders

Next to the regular form oude, the form ouwe is also used informally.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oud
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: hau
  • Jersey Dutch: āud, āut
  • Negerhollands: oud, ouw, houw, hou
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: ou, oud

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

oud m (plural ouds)

  1. Alternative spelling of ud