oue

See also: Oue, ouè, and ōue

Translingual

Symbol

oue

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Oune.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Oune terms

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈœʊ̯ə/
• Rhymes: -œʊ̯ə

Adjective

oue

1. independent singular form of oud: old one

   My nuwe kar is baie beter as die oue.

   My new car is much better than the used one.

   • 2014, Lize Roux, “Wegholrit”, in Stalmaats omnibus 4 (Boek 16-20)‎, LAPA Uitgewers, published 2019, page 13:

     Maar ten minste lyk hy baie in sy skik met die iPod wat hy by Karen se neef se vriend gekoop het. Dis die nuutste model en dit kan meer musiek bêre as sy oue wat stukkend is.

     But at least he seems very satisfied with the iPod that he bought from Karen’s cousin’s friend. It’s the newest model and it can load more music than his old one, which is broken.

2. (preceded by a specification of time, otherwise dated) attributive form of oud

   ’n drie maande oue baba ― a three-month-old baby

   • 1919, Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, Ons weg deur die wereld en andere stukkies en brokkies oue en nieuwe‎, page 33:

     Bij haar is haar twee kindertjies—die nagwakende, rusverstorende babetjie en die twee tot drie jaar oue Miemie wat moet dood stil sit.

     With her are her two children—the night-waking, rest-disturbing babe and the two- to three-year-old Miemie who has to sit still.

   • 2011 July 27, Hier kommie Bokke!‎, →ISBN:

     ’n Bul-ondersteuner stap by ’n kroeg in en sê vir die kroegman: ‘Ek wil ’n 12 jaar oue brandewyn hê, en moenie my probeer flous nie, want ek kan die verskil agterkom.’

     A Bulls fan walks into a bar and tells the bartender: 'I want a 12-year-old brandy, and don't try to fool me, because I can tell the difference.'

Old French

Noun

oue oblique singular, f (oblique plural oues, nominative singular oue, nominative plural oues)

1. alternative form of oie (“goose”) (bird)