oud

1. old
2. stale (of bread)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑu̯t/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: out

Inherited from Old Dutch: alt

Cognate with German: alt

Cognate with Western Frisian: âld

Cognate with Low German: old

Cognate with English: old

In summary

From Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, from Proto-West Germanic *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *altós, *h₂eltós, from *h₂el- (“grow, nourish”).
Compare German alt, West Frisian âld, Low German old, English old.

Concepts

old

🧓

aged

ancient

stale

olden

venerable

lapsed

of long standing

old-time

ramshackle

rickety

ripe

seedy

back

🔙

void

aboriginal

archaic

decayed

decrepit

dilapidated

Synonyms

bejaard

aftands

antiek

benauwd

bouwvallig

gammel

goor

gortig

adellijk

oudbakken

smoezelig

uitgeleefd

uitgewoond

vergevorderd

wrak

muf

laat

lang geleden

volwassen

🧑

allang

ouderwets

oeroud

Translations

alt

🧓

vieux

🧓

viejo

🧓

velho

🧓

vecchio

🧓

stary

vell

🧓

vetus

🧓

eski

🧓

âgé

🧓

antiguo

🧓

ancien

🧓

παλιός

bejahrt

🧓

kevn

🧓

Sentences

Het was duidelijk een oud huis .

It was clearly an old house.

Mijn kinderen zijn negen en tien jaar oud .

My children are nine and ten years old.

Het agentschap is maar drie jaar oud .

The agency is only three years old.

De hangbrug was oud en hij is door de vermolmde plank gezakt .

The suspension bridge was old and it fell through the crumbling shelf.