Alder

Definitions

1. Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
2. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived by alder trees.
3. An alderman or alderwoman.

Equivalents

42 more languages

العربيةالألدرجار الماءنغت

Azərbaycan diliqızılağac

Беларускаявольха

Българскиелша

Bosanskialejelšajohajovaјелшајовајоха+ 4 more

Catalàvern

Češtinaolšeolšový

Cymraeggwernen

Danskel

Ελληνικάάλνοςσκλήθρασκλήθρο

Esperantoalno

Eestilepp

Euskarahaltz

فارسیتوسکا

Suomileppä

Gaeilgefearnóg

Gàidhligcrann-fèarnafeàrna

Galegoabeneiroameneiroamieiro

Hrvatskialejelšajohajovaјелшајовајоха+ 4 more

Magyaregér

Հայերենլաստենի

Íslenskaelriölur

Italianoontano

日本語榿

ქართულითხმელამურყანი

Қазақ тіліқандыағаш

Kurdîalanînarînegerêl+ 2 more

Latinaalnus

Latviešualksnis

Македонскиевла

Nederlandsels

Polskiolchaolszaolszowy

Portuguêsamieiro

Românăaninarin

Русскийольха

Slovenčinajelša

Slovenščinajelša

Shqipverr

Српскиalejelšajohajovaјелшајовајоха+ 4 more

Svenskaalale

Türkçekızılağaç

Українськавільхавільховий

Examples

“I’ve known ere now an interfering branch / Of alder catch⟳ my lifted axe behind me. / But that was in the woods, to hold⟳ my hand / From striking at another alder’s roots, / And that was, as I say⟳, an alder branch.”

“Have⟳ a tree or two the witches particularly like⟳, such as the alder, larch, cypress and hemlock; then, to counteract any possible evil effects, there must be a holly, yew, hazel, elder, mountain ash or juniper.”

“That's what the tiercel was doing when I found him again in the alder.”

“Almost immediately, city alders contacted the campaign to negotiate⟳ an ordinance.”

“Chicago's mayor Edward Kennelly, the city alders, and many white Chicagoans opposed this siting plan⟳.”

“After three years as Ward 1 alder, Sarah Eidelson ’12 will leave⟳ city government at the end⟳ of the year.”

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