Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 3769 6954209 2009-07-08T06:24:19Z AutoFormat 32732 sorted/rebalanced translations {{wikipedia|dab=age}} {{also|-age|âge|âgé|äge}} ==English== {{rank|later|beyond|rose|490|age|nearly|miles|real}} {{webster 1913}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/eɪʤ/}}, {{SAMPA|/eIdZ/}} * {{audio|en-us-age.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|eɪdʒ}} ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|fro}} {{term|aage|lang=fro}} (French {{term|âge|lang=fr}}), supposedly from {{LL.}} {{term|aetaticum|lang=la}}, from {{etyl|la}} {{term|aetas|lang=la}}, from {{term|aevum||lifetime|lang=la}}. ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # The whole [[duration]] of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; [[lifetime]]. # That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time. #: ''What is the present '''age''' of a man, or of the earth?'' # The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; [[seniority]]; state of being old. #: ''Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with '''age'''.'' #: ''Sometimes '''age''' just shows up all by itself.'' # One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc. # Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities. #: ''to come of '''age''''' #: ''he (or she) is of '''age''''' # The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested. #: ''the '''age''' of consent'' #: ''the '''age''' of discretion'' # A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others. #: ''the golden '''age''''' #: ''the '''age''' of Pericles'' # A great period in the history of the Earth. # A century; the period of one hundred years. # The people who live at a particular period. # Hence, a generation. #: ''There are three '''ages''' living in her house.'' # A long time. #: ''It's been an '''age''' since we last saw you.'' ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|latter part of life}} [[dotage]], [[old age]] ====Derived terms==== {{der-top|term derived from the noun "age"}} * [[act one's age]] * [[age before beauty]] * [[age bracket]] * [[aged]]<!--as in "old" and "being a certain age"--> * [[ageism]] * [[age bracket]] * [[age discrimination]] * [[age distribution]] * [[age group]] * [[ageist]] * [[ageless]] * [[age limit]] * [[agelong]] * [[age of consent]] * [[Age of Enlightenment]] {{rel-mid4}} * [[age of majority]] * [[age-old]] * [[age rating]] * [[age-reversal]] * [[ages]]<!--a long time--> * [[age spot]] * [[ageing]], [[aging]]<!--adjective, noun--> * [[atomic age]]/[[Atomic Age]] * [[bone age]] * [[Bronze Age]] * [[come of age]]/[[coming of age]] * [[coon's age]] * [[dark age]]/[[Dark Ages]] {{rel-mid4}} * [[day and age]]/[[in this day and age]] * [[drinking age]] * [[emotional age]] * [[full age]] * [[golden age]] * [[heroic age]] * [[ice age]] * [[Industrial Age]] * [[Iron Age]] * [[jazz age]] * [[legal age]] * [[mental age]] {{rel-mid4}} * [[Middle Ages]] * [[New Age]] * [[new-age]] * [[nuclear age]] * [[of age]] * [[old-age]] * [[prehistoric age]] * [[school age]] * [[silver age]] * [[space age]]/[[space-age]] * [[Stone Age]] * [[teenage]], [[teenager]] * [[under age]]/[[underage]] * [[voting age]] * [[youth-on-age]] {{der-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|whole duration of a being}} * Arabic: {{t+|ar|زمن|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|տարիք|tr=tarik'|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Danish: [[levetid]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|leeftijd|m}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|aĝo|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|elinikä}}, {{t+|fi|ikä}} * French: {{t+|fr|âge|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Lebenszeit|f}} * [[Gujarati]]: [[ઉમર]] (umar) * Hebrew: [[גיל]] (gyl) {{m}} * Hindi: [[आयु]] (aayu), [[उमर]] (umr) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|életkor}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|寿命|tr=jumyō|sc=Jpan}}; {{t+|ja|一生|tr=isshō|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Khmer]]: {{Khmr|[[អាយុ]]}} {{IPAchar|(āyʊ)}} * Korean: [[일생]] (ilsaeng); [[수명]] (sumyeong) * Polish: [[czas]] [[życia]] {{m}}, [[długość]] [[życia]] {{f}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|viaţă|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|возраст|m|tr=vózrast|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[aois]] {{f}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|años}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|livslängd|c}}, {{t-|sv|livstid|c}} * [[Tagalog]]: [[anyos]], [[edad]] * Thai: [[อายุ]] (aayú) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|ömür}} * Urdu: {{ur-Arab|[[عمر]]}} (umr) {{f}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|part of the duration of a being or thing between its beginning and any given time}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|տարիք|tr=tarik'|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Asturian]]: [[edá]] {{m}} * [[Basque]]: [[aro]] * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|възраст|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Catalan]]: [[edat]] {{f}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|dob|f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|věk|m}} * Danish: {{t+|da|alder}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|leeftijd|m}}, {{t+|nl|ouderdom|m}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|aĝo|xs=Esperanto}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|ikä}} * French: {{t+|fr|âge|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Alter|n}} * Greek: {{t|el|ηλικία|f\|sc=Grek}} (ilikía) * Hebrew: [[גיל]] (gyl) {{m}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|kor}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[etate]] * Italian: {{t+|it|età|m}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|年齢|tr=nenrei|sc=Jpan}}; {{t+|ja|年|tr=toshi|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Khmer]]: {{Khmr|[[អាយុ]]}} {{IPAchar|(āyʊ)}} * Korean: [[연령]] (yeonryeong); [[나이]] (nai) * Kurdish: *: Sorani: {{t|ku|ته‌مه‌ن|tr=taman|sc=ku-Arab}} * Latin: {{t+|la|aetas|m}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|wiek|m}} * Portuguese: [[idade]], rarely [[edade]] {{f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|vârstă|f}}, {{t-|ro|etate|f}} * [[Romansch]]: [[vegliadetgna]] {{f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|возраст|m|tr=vózrast|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[aois]] {{f}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|vek|m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|edad|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|ålder|c}} * [[Tagalog]]: [[edad]] * [[Telugu]]: [[వయసు]] (vayasu) * Thai: [[อายุ]] (aayú) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|yaş}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|latter part of life}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|ծերություն|tr=çerut'yun|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|старост|sc=Cyrl}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|stáří|n}} * Danish: [[alderdom]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|ouderdom|m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|vanhuus}} * German: {{t+|de|Alter|n}} * Hebrew: [[זקנה]] (ziqna) {{f}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|老齢|tr=rōrei|sc=Jpan}}; {{t|ja|高齢|tr=kōrei|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: [[노령]] (noreyong); [[고령]] (goryeong) * Polish: {{t+|pl|starość|f}} * Russian: [[старость]] {{f}}, [[возраст]] {{m}}, [[года]] {{p}} (literally translates years) * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|ålderdom|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|yaşlılık}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|one of the stages of life}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|տարիք|tr=tarik'|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|възраст|sc=Cyrl}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|ikä}}, {{t+|fi|jakso}} * German: {{t+|de|Alter|n}} * Hebrew: [[גיל]] (gyl) {{m}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|wiek|m}}, {{t-|pl|etap|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|perioadă}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|возраст|m|tr=vózrast|sc=Cyrl}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|vek|m}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|ålder|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|çağ}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|time of life when one attains full person rights}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|չափահասություն|tr=čapahasut'yun|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|пълнолетие|sc=Cyrl}} * Danish: {{t-|da|myndig}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|täysi-ikäisyys}} * German: {{t-|de|Volljährigkeit|f}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|成人|tr=seijin|sc=Jpan}}, {{t-|ja|成人する|tr=seijinsuru|sc=Jpan}} (to come of age) * Korean: [[성년]] (seongnyeon) {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|dorosłość|f}}, {{t-|pl|pełnoletniość|f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|majorat}} * Russian: [[совершеннолетие]] (sov'eršennol'étije) {{m}} * Slovak: [[dospelý vek]] {{m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|yetişkin}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested}} * Finnish: -[[ikä]] ''latter part of a compound'' * Russian: {{t+|ru|возраст|m|tr=vózrast|sc=Cyrl}} * Slovak: [[zrelý vek]] {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|olgunluk}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|particular period of time in history}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|դարաշրջան|tr=darašrǰan|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Asturian]]: [[edá]] {{m}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|епоха|sc=Cyrl}} * Chinese: [[时代]] () * Czech: {{t+|cs|doba|f}} * Danish: [[epoke]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|tijdperk|n}}, {{t+|nl|era|f}}, {{t+|nl|tijd|m}}, {{t-|nl|epoch|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|aika}}, {{t+|fi|kausi}} * French: {{t+|fr|âge|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Zeit|f}}, {{t+|de|Epoche|f}}, {{t+|de|Periode|f}} * Greek: {{t+|el|εποχή|f|sc=Grek}} * Hebrew: [[תקופה]] (tqufa) {{f}}, [[עידן]] (ydan) {{m}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|zaman|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[epocha]] * Italian: {{t+|it|età}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|時代|tr=jidai|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: [[시대]], [[時代]] (sidae) {{trans-mid}} * Kurdish: *: Sorani: {{t-|ku|ده‌ور|tr=|sc=ku-Arab}}, {{t|ku|سه‌رده‌م|tr=|sc=ku-Arab}} * Latin: {{t+|la|aetas|m}} * [[Low Saxon]]: [[tied]] * Maltese: {{t-|mt|żmien|xs=Maltese}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|epoka|f}}, {{t+|pl|era|f}} * Portuguese: {{t-|pt|edade|m}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|epocă|f}} * Russian: [[эпоха]] {{f}}, [[эра]] {{f}}, [[время]] {{n}} (often used in its plural form [[времена]]), [[век]] {{m}} (especially to indicate particular century) * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[linn#Scottish Gaelic|linn]] {{f}}, [[ùine]] {{f}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|vek|m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|edad}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|tid|c}}, {{t+|sv|ålder|c}}, {{t+|sv|era|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|çağ}} * Welsh: {{t-|cy|yr|xs=Welsh}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|great period in the history of the Earth}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|ера|sc=Cyrl}} * Danish: [[tidsalder]] * Finnish: {{t-|fi|geologinen kausi}}, {{t+|fi|kausi}} * French: {{t+|fr|époque|f}}, {{t+|fr|ère|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Ära|f}}, {{t+|de|Zeitalter|n}} * Hebrew: [[עידן]] (ydan) {{m}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[epocha]], [[era]]; * Italian: {{t+|it|epoca|f}}, {{t+|it|era|f}} * Maltese: {{t-|mt|era|f|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|epoka|f|xs=Maltese}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|era|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|época|f}}, {{t+|pt|era|f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|epocă|f}}, {{t-|ro|eră|f}} * Russian: [[эпоха]] {{f}}, [[эра]] {{f}}, [[время]] {{n}} (often used in its plural form [[времена]]), [[век]] {{m}} (especially to indicate particular century) * Slovak: {{t-|sk|vek|m}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|época|f}}, {{t+|es|era|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|era|c}}, {{t+|sv|ålder|c}}, {{t-|sv|tidsålder|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|çağ}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-see|century}} {{trans-top|people who live at a particular period}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|поколение|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-mid}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|generation}} : ''See [[generation]]'' * Armenian: {{t-|hy|սերունդ|tr=serund|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|поколение|sc=Cyrl}} * Danish: {{t-|da|generation|c}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|generatie|f}} * French: {{t+|fr|génération|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Generation|f}} * Hebrew: [[דור]] (dor) {{m}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[generation]] * Italian: {{t+|it|generazione|f}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|世代|tr=sedai|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Korean: [[세대]], [[世代]] (sedae) * Maltese: {{t-|mt|ġenerazzjoni|xs=Maltese}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|pokolenie|n}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|geração|f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|generaţie|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|поколение|n|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t-|es|generación|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|generation|c}} * [[Telugu]]: [[తరం]] (taram) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|nesil}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a long time}} * Hebrew: [[נצח]] (netzakh) {{m}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|veşnicie}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|vek|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|åratal|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Breton}}: [[oad]] {{m}} -où (1), [[oadvezh]] {{m}} -ioù, [[hoalad]] {{m}} -où (2) * {{ttbc|CJKV Characters}}: [[齡]], [[齢]], [[龄]] * {{ttbc|Esperanto}}: [[poko]] * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[umur]] / [[usia]] (1) {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|ages|'''[[ageing]]''' or (''US'') '''[[aging]]'''|aged}} # {{transitive}} To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to. #: ''Grief '''ages''' us.'' # {{transitive|figurative}} To postpone an action that would extinguish something, as a debt. #: ''Money's a little tight right now, let's '''age''' our bills for a week or so.'' # {{transitive|accounting}} To categorize by age. #: ''One his first assignments was to '''age''' the accounts receivable.'' # {{intransitive}} To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age. #: ''He grew fat as he '''aged'''.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|transitive: cause to grow old}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|състарявам|sc=Cyrl}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|oud doen worden}}, {{t-|nl|doen verouderen}} * German: [[altern]] [[lassen]] * Polish: {{t-|pl|postarzać}} {{trans-mid}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|îmbătrâni}} * Russian: [[старить]]/[[состарить]] (stárit')/(sotárit') * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|åldra}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|intransitive: become old}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|остарявам|sc=Cyrl}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|stárnout}} * Dutch: {{t-|nl|oud worden}}, {{t+|nl|verouderen}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|vanhentua}}, {{t+|fi|vanheta}} * German: {{t-|de|alt werden}}, {{t-|de|älter werden}}, {{t+|de|altern}}, {{t+|de|vergreisen}}, {{t-|de|reifen}} * Japanese: [[年]][[を]][[取る]], [[とし]][[を]][[とる]] (toshi wo toru) * Korean: [[나이]][[를]][[먹다]] (nai reul meokda) {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|starzeć się}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|îmbătrâni}} * Russian: [[стареть]]/[[состариться]] (star'ét')/(sostárit's'a) * Slovak: [[starnúť]], [[zostarnúť]] * Swahili: {{t|sw|umri}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|åldras}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|yaşlanmak}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Hebrew}}: [[להזדקן]] (le'hizdaqen) {{checktrans-bottom}} ===See also=== * [[Appendix:Age by decade]] ===External links=== * {{R:Webster 1913}} * {{R:Century 1911}} [[Category:English three-letter words]] [[Category:Time]] ---- ==French== ===Noun=== {{fr-noun|m}} # [[beam]] # [[shaft]] ---- ==Japanese== ===Adjective=== {{ja-adj|r|hira=あげ}} # {{term|揚げ|sc=Jpan|lang=ja}}: [[fried]], from {{term|揚げる||to [[fry]]|tr=[[あげる]], [[ageru]]|sc=Jpan|lang=ja}} ---- ==Kott== ===Etymology=== From {{proto|Yeniseian|ʔaqV|lang=zko}} ("to make sour, to rot"). Compare Assan ''[[bar-ak]]'' ("rotten") and Arin ''[[bar-oje]]'' ("rotten"). ===Adjective=== {{infl|zko|adjective}} # [[rotten]] ====Related terms==== * [[b-āge-jaŋ]] * [[d́āgejaŋ]] ---- ==Mapudungun== ===Noun=== {{infl|arn|noun|using Raguileo Alphabet}} # {{anatomy|lang=arn}} [[face]] ---- ==Old Frisian== ===Noun=== {{infl|ofs|noun}} # [[eye]] [[ar:age]] [[ast:age]] [[zh-min-nan:age]] [[de:age]] [[et:age]] [[el:age]] [[es:age]] [[fa:age]] [[fr:age]] [[gl:age]] [[ko:age]] [[hy:age]] [[io:age]] [[id:age]] [[it:age]] [[kk:age]] [[sw:age]] [[ku:age]] [[lo:age]] [[lt:age]] [[hu:age]] [[ml:age]] [[nl:age]] [[ja:age]] [[no:age]] [[pl:age]] [[pt:age]] [[ru:age]] [[simple:age]] [[fi:age]] [[sv:age]] [[ta:age]] [[te:age]] [[th:age]] [[tr:age]] [[vi:age]] [[zh:age]]