FromArabicعُود(ʕūd).Doublet oflute.
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oud (pluralouds)
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oud on Wikipedia.WikipediaFromDutchoud, fromMiddle Dutchout, fromOld Dutchalt, fromProto-Germanic*aldaz, fromProto-Indo-European*altós,*h₂eltós, from*h₂el-(“grow, nourish”).
oud (attributiveou,comparativeouer,superlativeoudste)
| predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| positive | oud | ou | oue | oues | ouds |
| comparative | ouer | ouere | oueres | ouers | |
| superlative | oudste | oudstes | — | ||
This noun needs aninflection-table template.
FromMiddle Dutchout, fromOld Dutchalt, fromProto-West Germanic*ald, fromProto-Germanic*aldaz, fromProto-Indo-European*altós,*h₂eltós, from*h₂el-(“grow, nourish”).
CompareGermanalt,West Frisianâld,Low Germanold,Englishold.
oud (comparativeouder,superlativeoudst)
| Declension ofoud | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | oud | |||
| inflected | oude | |||
| comparative | ouder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | oud | ouder | hetoudst hetoudste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | oude | oudere | oudste |
| n. sing. | oud | ouder | oudste | |
| plural | oude | oudere | oudste | |
| definite | oude | oudere | oudste | |
| partitive | ouds | ouders | — | |
Next to the regular formoude, the formouwe is also used informally.