alder
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alder¹
- /ˈɔːldə/ UK
- /ˈɔldɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈɑldɚ/ Canada, US, cot caught merger
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English aldre, alder, aller, from Old English alor, from Proto-West Germanic *aluʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aluz, *alusō, *alizō, *alisō.
noun alders · owler · aller
- Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family. I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say, an alder branch.
alder²
Where it comes from
Clipping of alderman.
noun alders · owler · aller
- An alderman or alderwoman. Almost immediately, city alders contacted the campaign to negotiate an ordinance.
Alder³
- [ˈɔː.ldə] UK
- [ˈɑl.dɚ] US
proper noun Alders · Older
- A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by alder trees.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: alder tree, birch, hickory, alnus, diels, eller, red alder, green alder, black alder, alderwood, hazel alder, common alder, grey alder, witch alder, white alder, albizzia
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noun any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus
| Español | aliso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 榿 hannoki |
| 中文 | 榿 /桤 qī, 赤楊 /赤杨 chìyáng |
| Português | amieiro |
| Français | aulne, verne |
| Deutsch | Erle, Eller, Erlenbaum |
| Italiano | ontano |
| Ελληνικά | άλνος álnos, σκλήθρα sklíthra, σκλήθρο sklíthro |
| Română | arin, anin |
| Русский | ольха́ olʹxá |
| العربية | جَار الْمَاء jār al-māʔ, نَغْت naḡt |
Talk about this word "alder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alder. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alder. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alder "alder." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alder.Cite this
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title = {alder},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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