ald

See also: áld, âld, and åld.

Gothic

Romanization

ald

Romanization of 𐌰𐌻𐌳

Ludian

Etymology

Related to Finnish aalto.

Noun

ald

wave

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form of *alaną (“to grow up”), corresponding to Latin altus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑld/

Adjective

ald

(Anglian) Alternative form of eald

Descendants

English: old

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós (“grow, nourish”), from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”). Compare Old Frisian ald, Old English eald, ald, Old High German alt.

Adjective

ald (comparative aldiro, superlative aldist)

old

Declension

Positive forms of ald

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	ald	alde	ald	alde	ald	aldu
accusative	aldana	alde	ald	alde	alda	aldu
genitive	aldes	aldarō	aldes	aldarō	aldaro	aldarō
dative	aldumu	aldum	aldumu	aldum	aldaro	aldum

Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	aldo	aldu	alda	aldu	alda	aldu
accusative	aldun	aldun	alda	aldun	aldun	aldun
genitive	aldun	aldonō	aldun	aldonō	aldun	aldonō
dative	aldun	aldum	aldun	aldum	aldun	aldum

Comparative forms of ald (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	aldiro	aldiru	aldira	aldiru	aldira	aldiru
accusative	aldirun	aldirun	aldira	aldirun	aldirun	aldirun
genitive	aldirun	aldironō	aldirun	aldironō	aldirun	aldironō
dative	aldirun	aldirum	aldirun	aldirum	aldirun	aldirum

Superlative forms of ald

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	aldist	aldiste	aldist	aldiste	aldist	aldistu
accusative	aldistana	aldiste	aldist	aldiste	aldista	aldistu
genitive	aldistes	aldistarō	aldistes	aldistarō	aldistaro	aldistarō
dative	aldistumu	aldistum	aldistumu	aldistum	aldistaro	aldistum

Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	aldisto	aldistu	aldista	aldistu	aldista	aldistu
accusative	aldistun	aldistun	aldista	aldistun	aldistun	aldistun
genitive	aldistun	aldistonō	aldistun	aldistonō	aldistun	aldistonō
dative	aldistun	aldistum	aldistun	aldistum	aldistun	aldistum

Descendants

Middle Low German: ôlt, old
- German Low German: old, oold, ol, olt
  - → German: oll
- Plautdietsch: oolt

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish aalto.

Noun

ald

wave

Westrobothnian

Noun

ald n

offspring, progeny

Related terms

ala
aläs
äläs
alasam
aller
ält

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