elder

elder
I 1. attributive adjective
älter...
2. noun
1)

our elders and betters — die Älteren mit mehr Lebenserfahrung

the village elders — die Dorfältesten

2) (official in Church) [Kirchen]älteste, der/die
II noun
(Bot.) Holunder, der
* * *
I 1. ['eldə] adjective
((often of members of a family) older; senior: He has three elder sisters; He is the elder of the two.) älter
2. noun
1) (a person who is older: Take the advice of your elders.) der/die Ältere
2) (an office-bearer in Presbyterian churches.) der Gemeindeälteste
- academic.ru/23628/elderly">elderly
- eldest
- the elderly
II ['eldə] noun
(a kind of shrub or tree with purple-black fruit. (elderberries).) der Holunder
* * *
el·der1
[ˈeldəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n
1. (older person) Ältere(r) f(m)
listen to the advice of your \elders hör auf den Rat der Älteren [o von Leuten, die älter sind als du
2. (older brother, sister)
she is my \elder by three years sie ist drei Jahre älter als ich
3. (respected person) Älteste(r) f(m)
village \elder Dorfälteste(r) f(m)
4. REL
church \elder [or E\elder] [Kirchen]älteste(r) f(m)
II. adj attr, inv ältere(r, s); POL
\elder statesman/stateswoman erfahrener Politiker [o Staatsmann] /erfahrene Politikerin
el·der2
[ˈeldəʳ, AM -ɚ]
n BOT Holunder m, ÖSTERR a. Holler m, SCHWEIZ a. Holder m
* * *
I ['eldə(r)]
1. adj attr comp of old
1) (= older) brother etc ältere(r, s)
2)

(= senior) Pliny the elder — Plinius der Ältere, der ältere Plinius

2. n
1)

respect your elders and betters — du musst Respekt vor Älteren haben

2) (of tribe, Church) Älteste(r) m
3) (Presbyterian) Gemeindeälteste(r) mf, Presbyter(in) m(f)
II
n (BOT)
Holunder m
* * *
elder1 [ˈeldə(r)]
A adj
1. älter(er, e, es) (besonders unter den Angehörigen einer Familie):
my elder brother;
Brown the elder Brown senior;
Holbein the Elder Holbein der Ältere
2. obs älter (an Rang etc):
elder officer MIL rangältester Offizier;
elder title JUR älterer Anspruch; elder statesman
3. poet früher:
in elder times
B s
1. (der, die) Ältere:
my elders Leute, die älter sind als ich;
he is my elder by two years er ist zwei Jahre älter als ich
2. (Stammes-, Gemeinde) Älteste(r) m
3. REL (Kirchen) Älteste(r) m
elder2 [ˈeldə(r)] s BOT Holunder m
* * *
I 1. attributive adjective
älter...
2. noun
1)

our elders and betters — die Älteren mit mehr Lebenserfahrung

the village elders — die Dorfältesten

2) (official in Church) [Kirchen]älteste, der/die
II noun
(Bot.) Holunder, der
* * *
n.
Älteste -n m.,f.

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