English

An oud.

Alternative forms

• 'ud

Noun

oud ‎(plural ouds)

1. (music) A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin.

Derived terms

• oudist

Translations

References

• 2010. Ottoman Medicine: Healing and Medical Institutions, 1500-1700. Miri Shefer-Mossensohn. Pg. 73.

Anagrams

• duo

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oud.

Adjective

oud ‎(attributive ou, comparative ouer, superlative oudste)

1. old

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑu̯t/
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯t

Etymology

From Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch alt, 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.

Adjective

oud ‎(comparative ouder, superlative oudst)

1. old

   De oude man en de zee.‎

   The Old Man and the Sea.

Inflection

Next to the regular form oude, the form ouwe is also used informally.

Derived terms

• oudheid

Anagrams

• duo

Portuguese

Noun

oud m (plural ouds)

1. Alternative spelling of ud