English Explanatory Dictionary

alder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
noun
  1. An alderman or alderwoman.
name
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by alder trees.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːldə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alder.wav /ˈɔldɚ/ /ˈɑldɚ/ [ˈɔː.ldə] [ˈɑl.dɚ]

Word forms

alder alders owler aller Older

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.

Derived words

alder bush aldercap Aldercar alder carr alderfly alder moth aldern alderwood cherry alder tag alder alder buckthorn Andean alder black alder black alder winterberry brook alder Caucasian alder common alder European alder false alder Formosan alder green alder grey alder hazel alder Himalayan alder Italian alder Japanese alder Manchurian alder Mexican alder Nepalese alder oriental alder red alder seaside alder smooth alder speckled alder striped alder white alder witch alder alder-liefest aldership Alderson aldrin
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