oudste

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈœʊ̯tstə]
• Hyphenation: out‧ste
• Rhymes: -œʊ̯tstə

Adjective

oudste

1. superlative predicative, attributive, and independent singular form of oud (“old”)
   • 2010, Gawie Richter, Geskiedenis van die koringbedryf‎, page 32:

     Later, toe plase onderverdeel is, het die een broer, gewoonlik die oudste, die plaas verdeel en die ander een kon dan kies watter deel hy wou hê.

     Later, when farms were subdivided, one brother, usually the eldest, divided the farm and the other could then choose which part he wanted.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑu̯t.stə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: oud‧ste

Adjective

oudste

1. inflection of oudst, the superlative degree of oud:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Noun

oudste m or f by sense (plural oudsten, no diminutive)

1. elder
2. (Protestantism) a preacher in early and conservative Mennonitism who was allowed to administer sacraments; identified with the New-Testament episkopos

Derived terms

• dorpsoudste
• stamoudste