oud

English

Etymology

From Arabic عود.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /uːd/

Wikipedia

Noun

oud (plural ouds)

1. An Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute.

Translations

Arabic plucked string instrument

Hungarian: úd (hu) Portuguese: ud (pt)

Turkish: ud (tr)

Anagrams

• duo

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t
• (Netherlands) IPA: /ʌu̯t/, /ɑu̯t/

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• (Belgium) IPA: /ɔut/

Adjective

oud (comparative ouder, superlative oudst)

1. old

   De oude man en de zee.

   The Old Man and the Sea.

Declension

Declension of oud

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		oud	ouder
neuter singular	indefinite	oud	ouder
	definite	oude	oudere	oudste	het oudst(e)
common singular		oude	oudere	oudste	de oudste
plural		oude	oudere	oudste	de oudste
partitive		ouds	ouders

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

Derived terms

• oudheid

Anagrams

• duo