older

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: [ˈəʊldə]
• (US) IPA: [ˈoʊldɚ]

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• Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ)

Adjective

older

1. comparative form of olden, elder, senior

   My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me.

2. elderly

   The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.

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Elfdalian

Etymology

Compare Swedish aldrig.

Adverb

older

1. never

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Norwegian

Older

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlr.

Noun

older

1. Alder, trees from the Alnus genus

Inflection

    Inflection of older

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål m/f	older	oldra/olderen	oldre/oldrer	oldrene
Nynorsk m	older	olderen	oldrar	oldrane
Nynorsk f	older	oldra [oldri]	oldrer	oldrene

Synonyms

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References

• “older” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.