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# A small [[tree]], ''[[Sambucus nigra]]'', having white [[flower]]s in a [[cluster]], and [[edible]] [[purple]] [[berries]]
# A small [[tree]], ''[[Sambucus nigra]]'', having white [[flower]]s in a [[cluster]], and [[edible]] [[purple]] [[berries]], or any of the other species of the [[genus]] ''[[Sambucus]]'': small trees, [[shrub]]s or [[herbaceous]] [[perennial]]s with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
# Any of the other species of the [[genus]] ''[[Sambucus]]'': small trees, [[shrub]]s or [[herbaceous]] [[perennial]]s with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).


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Revision as of 07:13, 6 October 2013

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) eldra, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut.

Adjective

elder

  1. Comparative of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
    • The elder of the two was also an elder statesman
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Usage notes

The normal comparative of old is older. The irregular form elder is sometimes used with family members, but otherwise rare (except in fixed expressions such as elder statesman). Elder is generally limited to attributive position (my elder brother) and does not occur in predicative position (*my brother is elder).

Translations

Noun

elder (plural elders)

  1. An older person or an older member, usually a leader, of some community.
    We were presented to the village elder.
  2. One who is older than another.
    Respect your elders.
  3. An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities
  4. (deprecated template usage) (US, Mormonism) The lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
    After being a member of the Church for a while, Bill was ordained to the office of elder.
  5. (deprecated template usage) (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the office of elder.
    Jack had been an elder for only a few days when he received a new calling.
  6. (deprecated template usage) (US, Mormonism) Male missionary, title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
    The elders are coming over for dinner tonight.
    One of the long-time leaders in the Church is Elder Packer.
  7. (deprecated template usage) (paganism and Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
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Etymology 2

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Wikispecies From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) eldre, (deprecated template usage) eller, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English (deprecated template usage) ellærn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t (confer Low German Elhorn, Elloorn), adjectival from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t 'spruce, fir' (compare Middle Irish (deprecated template usage) aidlen 'silver fir', Latin (deprecated template usage) ebulus, Old Prussian (deprecated template usage) addle 'fir', Czech (deprecated template usage) jedle 'silver fir', Ancient Greek (deprecated template usage) ἐλάτη (elátē)

Noun

elder (plural elders)

  1. A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries, or any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white/yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
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Basque

Noun

elder ?

  1. slime
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