Elder
//ˈeldə//
Translations of "elder" (96 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oudstes(old person), voorouer(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor) | — | |
| Albanian | plak(old person), shtog(Sambucus nigra), stërgjysh(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | πρεσβύτης(old person), πρεσβύτης(officer of a church), ἀκτέα(Sambucus nigra) | presbútēs, presbútēs, aktéa | |
| Arabic | كَابِر(greater than another in age or seniority), بَيْلَسَان(Sambucus nigra), خَمَان(Sambucus) | kābir, baylasān, ḵamān | |
| Armenian | մեծ(greater than another in age or seniority), արջի խնդեղնի(Sambucus nigra), թանթրվենի(Sambucus nigra), թանթրվենի(Sambucus), կտտկենի(Sambucus), շամբուկ(Sambucus), սեւ կտտկենի(Sambucus nigra), փորքիչ(Sambucus nigra) | mec, arǰi xndeġni, tʻantʻrveni, tʻantʻrveni, kttkeni, šambuk, sew kttkeni, pʻorkʻičʻ | |
| Aromanian | sug(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Azerbaijani | gəndalaş(Sambucus) | — | |
| Basque | intsusa(Sambucus), intsusa beltz(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Belarusian | ста́ршыl(greater than another in age or seniority), бузіна́(Sambucus), продак(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor) | stáršyl, buziná, pródak | |
| Bengali | পূর্বপুরুষ(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor) | purbopuruś | |
| Bulgarian | по-възрастен(greater than another in age or seniority), бъз(Sambucus nigra), бъз(Sambucus) | po-vǎzrasten, bǎz, bǎz | |
| Cahuilla | 'a'aviva(old person) | — | |
| Catalan | anciana(greater than another in age or seniority), ancià(greater than another in age or seniority), ancian(older member, leader of a community), grans(old person), saüc(Sambucus nigra), saüc(Sambucus) | — | |
| Chinese | лохан(older member, leader of a community) | lohan | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 接骨木(Sambucus) | zip³ gwat¹ muk⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 年長的 /年长的(greater than another in age or seniority), 接骨木(Sambucus), 老漢 /老汉(older member, leader of a community), 耆英(older member, leader of a community), 西洋接骨木(Sambucus nigra), 長老 /长老(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), 長老 /长老(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority) | niánzhǎng de, jiēgǔmù, lǎohàn, qíyīng, xīyángjiēgǔmù, zhǎnglǎo, zhǎnglǎo | |
| Cornish | kottha(greater than another in age or seniority), henavek(older member, leader of a community), henavoges(older member, leader of a community), skawen(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Czech | starší(greater than another in age or seniority), bez(Sambucus), bez černý(Sambucus nigra), bezinka(Sambucus), stařešina(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Danish | ældre(greater than another in age or seniority), hyld(Sambucus nigra), hyld(Sambucus), hyldebusk(Sambucus nigra), hyldetræ(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Dutch | ouder(greater than another in age or seniority), ouderling(officer of a church), vlier(Sambucus) | — | |
| Erzya | сазаргуло(Sambucus nigra) | sazargulo | |
| Esperanto | pli maljuna(greater than another in age or seniority), pliaĝa(greater than another in age or seniority), antikvulo(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), grandaĝulo(old person), maljunulo(old person), plejaĝulo(older member, leader of a community), pliaĝulo(one who is older than another) | — | |
| Faroese | ylliniviður(Sambucus nigra), ylliniviður(Sambucus) | — | |
| Finnish | vanhempi(greater than another in age or seniority), edeltäjä(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), esi-isä(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), kylänvanhin(older member, leader of a community), mustaheisi(Sambucus nigra), mustaselja(Sambucus nigra), pappi(clergyman authorized to administer all sacraments), saksanheisi(Sambucus), seljat(Sambucus), vanhempi(one who is older than another), vanhin(older member, leader of a community), vanhin(officer of a church), vanhin(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority), vanhus(old person) | — | |
| Franco-Provençal | savuc(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| French | aîné(greater than another in age or seniority), ancien(older member, leader of a community), aîné(older member, leader of a community), aîné(old person), personne âgée(old person), sureau(Sambucus nigra), sureau(Sambucus) | — | |
| Friulian | savût(Sambucus nigra), saût(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Galician | bieiteiro(Sambucus nigra), maior(one who is older than another), padrón(old person), sabugueiro(Sambucus nigra), vedraño(older member, leader of a community), vedraño(old person) | — | |
| Georgian | უფროსი(greater than another in age or seniority), ანწლი(Sambucus nigra), გულყრუ(Sambucus nigra), გულყურო(Sambucus nigra), დუდგულა(Sambucus nigra), ერისთავი(older member, leader of a community), თხიფსელა(Sambucus nigra), სართოფელა(Sambucus nigra), ყრუა ხე(Sambucus nigra), წინამძღოლი(older member, leader of a community), ხევისბერი(older member, leader of a community), ხეკრო(Sambucus nigra), ხელთოფა(Sambucus nigra), ხეღრუე(Sambucus nigra), ხეყრუა(Sambucus nigra), ხრეკოლა(Sambucus nigra), ხრიკოლა(Sambucus nigra) | uprosi, anc̣li, gulq̇ru, gulq̇uro, dudgula, eristavi, txipsela, sartopela, q̇rua xe, c̣inamʒɣoli, xevisberi, xeḳro, xeltopa, xeɣrue, xeq̇rua, xreḳola, xriḳola | |
| German | älter(greater than another in age or seniority), Elder(Mormonism: male missionary), Elder(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority), Holder(Sambucus nigra), Holder(Sambucus), Holler(Sambucus nigra), Holler(Sambucus), Holunder(Sambucus nigra), Holunder(Sambucus), Schwarzer Holunder(Sambucus nigra), Senior(old person), Seniorin(old person), Vorfahr(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), Vorfahrin(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), Ältere(one who is older than another), Älterer(one who is older than another), Älteste(older member, leader of a community), Ältester(older member, leader of a community), Ältester(Mormonism: one ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood) | — | |
| Greek | ακτέα(Sambucus nigra), κουφοξυλιά(Sambucus nigra), πρεσβύτερος(Mormonism: one ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood), πρεσβύτερος(Mormonism: male missionary), σαμπούκος(Sambucus nigra) | aktéa, koufoxyliá, presvýteros, presvýteros, sampoúkos | |
| Hebrew | זָקֵן(older member, leader of a community) | zaqén | |
| Hungarian | (nála) idősebb(one who is older than another), bodza(Sambucus), előd(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), fekete bodza(Sambucus nigra), idős/idősebb ember(old person), presbiter(officer of a church), rangidős(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Icelandic | svartyllir(Sambucus nigra), yllir(Sambucus), öldungur(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Indonesian | lebih tua(greater than another in age or seniority), lanjut usia(old person), orang tua(old person), tetua(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Ingrian | staarosta(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Irish | foirfeach(older member, leader of a community), sinsear(older member, leader of a community), trom(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Italian | maggiore(greater than another in age or seniority), sambuco(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Japanese | 年上の(greater than another in age or seniority), 年長の(greater than another in age or seniority), 年寄り(older member, leader of a community), 接骨木(Sambucus), 西洋接骨木(Sambucus nigra), 長老(older member, leader of a community), 長老(officer of a church), 長老(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority) | toshiue no, nenchō no, toshiyori, seiyōniwatoko, chōrō, chōrō, chōrō | |
| Judeo-Tat | kongoluş(Sambucus) | — | |
| Kaitag | сунту́р(Sambucus) | suntúr | |
| Kazakh | аюбадам(Sambucus) | aübadam | |
| Korean | 늙은이(old person), 어른(older member, leader of a community) | neulgeuni, eoreun | |
| Kyrgyz | улуу(greater than another in age or seniority) | uluu | |
| Latin | senior(greater than another in age or seniority), sambucus(Sambucus nigra), sambūcus(Sambucus), senex(older member, leader of a community), senex(old person) | — | |
| Laz | კამპაა(Sambucus nigra), კამპარა(Sambucus nigra), ტოპტოპი(Sambucus nigra) | ǩamp̌aa, ǩamp̌ara, ťop̌ťop̌i | |
| Limburgish | äölentäöl(Sambucus nigra), äölentäöl(Sambucus) | — | |
| Lithuanian | šeivamedis(Sambucus) | — | |
| Low German | ellhoorn(Sambucus), goosfleder(Sambucus) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | baz(Sambucus nigra), baz(Sambucus) | — | |
| Luhya | omulosi(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Macedonian | старешина(older member, leader of a community) | starešina | |
| Magahi | 𑂇𑂧𑂱𑂩𑂏𑂩(greater than another in age or seniority), 𑂥𑂚(greater than another in age or seniority) | umirgar, baṛ | |
| Malayalam | മുതിർന്ന(greater than another in age or seniority), മൂത്ത(greater than another in age or seniority) | mutiṟnna, mūtta | |
| Manx | tramman(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Māori | kaumātua(greater than another in age or seniority), kaumātua(older member, leader of a community), koroua(old person), kuia(old person), muanga(one who is older than another), pēperekōu(older member, leader of a community), pēperekōu(old person), tūnohunohu(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Meru | mukoru(older member, leader of a community) | — | |
| Mingrelian | გეყრუაჲ(Sambucus nigra), თახვანტია(Sambucus nigra), თახვანტიაშ ჯა(Sambucus nigra), თვეფილა(Sambucus nigra), თოფრა(Sambucus nigra), ინჭირაია(Sambucus nigra), ჩვაჩვაბე(Sambucus nigra), ჩიჩვაბი(Sambucus nigra), ხინთობალაში ჯა(Sambucus nigra) | geq̇ruay, taxvanṭia, taxvanṭiaš ǯa, tvepila, topra, inč̣iraia, čvačvabe, čičvabi, xintobalaši ǯa | |
| Nivkh | ӄʼоӻӈи(Sambucus nigra) | qʼoġŋi | |
| Northern Kurdish | darek nizim(Sambucus) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | hyll(Sambucus), svarthyll(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | hyll(Sambucus), svarthyll(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Occitan | ancian(greater than another in age or seniority), anciana(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Old English | ealdor(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Old Saxon | aldāri(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | قوجه(older member, leader of a community), قوجه(old person) | koca, koca | |
| Persian | بزرگتر(greater than another in age or seniority), مهتر(greater than another in age or seniority), آقطی(Sambucus nigra), دادمه(older member, leader of a community), پلم(Sambucus nigra) | bozorgtar, mehtar, âqti, dâdme, palem | |
| Plautdietsch | Eltesta(officer of a church) | — | |
| Polabian | båz(Sambucus) | — | |
| Polish | starszy(greater than another in age or seniority), bez(Sambucus), bez czarny(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Portuguese | mais antigo(greater than another in age or seniority), mais idoso(greater than another in age or seniority), mais velho(greater than another in age or seniority), anciã(older member, leader of a community), ancião(older member, leader of a community), sabugo(Sambucus nigra), sabugueiro(Sambucus nigra), sabugueiro(Sambucus) | — | |
| Quechua | kuraq(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Romanian | soc(Sambucus nigra), soc(Sambucus) | — | |
| Russian | ста́рший(greater than another in age or seniority), бузина́(Sambucus nigra), бузина́(Sambucus), пожило́й челове́к(old person), ста́роста(older member, leader of a community), старе́йшина(older member, leader of a community), старе́йшина(officer of a church), старе́йшина(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority), стари́к(old person), чёрная бузина́(Sambucus nigra) | stáršij, buziná, buziná, požilój čelovék, stárosta, staréjšina, staréjšina, staréjšina, starík, čórnaja buziná | |
| Sardinian | sabucu(Sambucus nigra), sambucu(Sambucus nigra), saucu(Sambucus nigra), savucu(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Scots | bourtree(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | droman(Sambucus nigra), dromanach(Sambucus nigra), foirfeach(older member, leader of a community), foirfeach(old person), foirfeach(officer of a church), seann-duine(old person), sinnsear(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), èildear(officer of a church) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | bàzga(Sambucus), starješina(older member, leader of a community), zóva(Sambucus), ба̀зга(Sambucus), зо́ва(Sambucus) | — | |
| Sicilian | savucu(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Slovak | starší(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Slovene | starejši(greater than another in age or seniority), bezeg(Sambucus nigra), bezeg(Sambucus), starešina(older member, leader of a community), starosta(older member, leader of a community), črni bezeg(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Spanish | adulto mayor(greater than another in age or seniority), anciano(greater than another in age or seniority), anciana(old person), anciano(older member, leader of a community), anciano(old person), antepasado(one who lived at an earlier period — see also predecessor), mayor(one who is older than another), saúco(Sambucus nigra), saúco(Sambucus) | — | |
| Svan | გეყრუჲ(Sambucus nigra), თვეფილა(Sambucus nigra), თოფრა(Sambucus nigra) | geq̇ruy, tvepila, topra | |
| Swahili | mzee(older member, leader of a community), mzee(officer of a church), mzee(Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority) | — | |
| Swedish | äldre(greater than another in age or seniority), fläder(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Talysh | qandalaş(Sambucus), шунд(Sambucus), шутун(Sambucus), әлел(Sambucus) | — | |
| Tarifit | awessar(old person), tawessart(old person) | — | |
| Thai | ผู้สูงอายุ(older member, leader of a community), ผู้อาวุโส(older member, leader of a community) | phoo-soong-a-yoo, phoo-a-wu-so | |
| Turkish | daha ihtiyar(greater than another in age or seniority), daha yaşlı(greater than another in age or seniority), mürver(Sambucus), poḫpetin (Hamshen)(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Udi | гандалаш(Sambucus), гъуджа(Sambucus), къуджа(Sambucus) | gandalaš, ɣuǯa, q̇uǯa | |
| Ukrainian | ста́рший(greater than another in age or seniority), бузина(Sambucus nigra), бузина́(Sambucus), лі́тня(old person), лі́тній(old person) | stáršyj, buzyna, buzyná, lítnja, lítnij | |
| Venetan | sambuc(Sambucus nigra), sanbugo(Sambucus nigra), saugar(Sambucus nigra), saugaro(Sambucus nigra), saugo(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Vietnamese | cả(greater than another in age or seniority) | — | |
| Walloon | sawou(Sambucus nigra), sawouri(Sambucus nigra), seucea(Sambucus nigra), suzon(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Welsh | henach(greater than another in age or seniority), hŷn(greater than another in age or seniority), blaenor(officer of a church), henuriad(older member, leader of a community), hynafgwr(older member, leader of a community), ysgaw(Sambucus nigra) | — | |
| Zazaki | kerxiyaye(greater than another in age or seniority), zêde khal(greater than another in age or seniority) | — |
oudstes, voorouer
plak, shtog, stërgjysh
մեծ, արջի խնդեղնի, թանթրվենի, թանթրվենի, կտտկենի, շամբուկ, սեւ կտտկենի, փորքիչ
mec, arǰi xndeġni, tʻantʻrveni, tʻantʻrveni, kttkeni, šambuk, sew kttkeni, pʻorkʻičʻ
sug
gəndalaş
intsusa, intsusa beltz
'a'aviva
anciana, ancià, ancian, grans, saüc, saüc
年長的 /年长的, 接骨木, 老漢 /老汉, 耆英, 西洋接骨木, 長老 /长老, 長老 /长老
niánzhǎng de, jiēgǔmù, lǎohàn, qíyīng, xīyángjiēgǔmù, zhǎnglǎo, zhǎnglǎo
kottha, henavek, henavoges, skawen
starší, bez, bez černý, bezinka, stařešina
ældre, hyld, hyld, hyldebusk, hyldetræ
ouder, ouderling, vlier
pli maljuna, pliaĝa, antikvulo, grandaĝulo, maljunulo, plejaĝulo, pliaĝulo
ylliniviður, ylliniviður
vanhempi, edeltäjä, esi-isä, kylänvanhin, mustaheisi, mustaselja, pappi, saksanheisi, seljat, vanhempi, vanhin, vanhin, vanhin, vanhus
savuc
aîné, ancien, aîné, aîné, personne âgée, sureau, sureau
savût, saût
bieiteiro, maior, padrón, sabugueiro, vedraño, vedraño
უფროსი, ანწლი, გულყრუ, გულყურო, დუდგულა, ერისთავი, თხიფსელა, სართოფელა, ყრუა ხე, წინამძღოლი, ხევისბერი, ხეკრო, ხელთოფა, ხეღრუე, ხეყრუა, ხრეკოლა, ხრიკოლა
uprosi, anc̣li, gulq̇ru, gulq̇uro, dudgula, eristavi, txipsela, sartopela, q̇rua xe, c̣inamʒɣoli, xevisberi, xeḳro, xeltopa, xeɣrue, xeq̇rua, xreḳola, xriḳola
älter, Elder, Elder, Holder, Holder, Holler, Holler, Holunder, Holunder, Schwarzer Holunder, Senior, Seniorin, Vorfahr, Vorfahrin, Ältere, Älterer, Älteste, Ältester, Ältester
ακτέα, κουφοξυλιά, πρεσβύτερος, πρεσβύτερος, σαμπούκος
aktéa, koufoxyliá, presvýteros, presvýteros, sampoúkos
(nála) idősebb, bodza, előd, fekete bodza, idős/idősebb ember, presbiter, rangidős
svartyllir, yllir, öldungur
lebih tua, lanjut usia, orang tua, tetua
staarosta
foirfeach, sinsear, trom
maggiore, sambuco
年上の, 年長の, 年寄り, 接骨木, 西洋接骨木, 長老, 長老, 長老
toshiue no, nenchō no, toshiyori, seiyōniwatoko, chōrō, chōrō, chōrō
kongoluş
senior, sambucus, sambūcus, senex, senex
äölentäöl, äölentäöl
šeivamedis
ellhoorn, goosfleder
baz, baz
omulosi
tramman
kaumātua, kaumātua, koroua, kuia, muanga, pēperekōu, pēperekōu, tūnohunohu
mukoru
გეყრუაჲ, თახვანტია, თახვანტიაშ ჯა, თვეფილა, თოფრა, ინჭირაია, ჩვაჩვაბე, ჩიჩვაბი, ხინთობალაში ჯა
geq̇ruay, taxvanṭia, taxvanṭiaš ǯa, tvepila, topra, inč̣iraia, čvačvabe, čičvabi, xintobalaši ǯa
darek nizim
hyll, svarthyll
hyll, svarthyll
ancian, anciana
ealdor
aldāri
Eltesta
båz
starszy, bez, bez czarny
mais antigo, mais idoso, mais velho, anciã, ancião, sabugo, sabugueiro, sabugueiro
kuraq
soc, soc
ста́рший, бузина́, бузина́, пожило́й челове́к, ста́роста, старе́йшина, старе́йшина, старе́йшина, стари́к, чёрная бузина́
stáršij, buziná, buziná, požilój čelovék, stárosta, staréjšina, staréjšina, staréjšina, starík, čórnaja buziná
sabucu, sambucu, saucu, savucu
bourtree
droman, dromanach, foirfeach, foirfeach, foirfeach, seann-duine, sinnsear, èildear
bàzga, starješina, zóva, ба̀зга, зо́ва
savucu
starší
starejši, bezeg, bezeg, starešina, starosta, črni bezeg
adulto mayor, anciano, anciana, anciano, anciano, antepasado, mayor, saúco, saúco
mzee, mzee, mzee
äldre, fläder
qandalaş, шунд, шутун, әлел
awessar, tawessart
daha ihtiyar, daha yaşlı, mürver, poḫpetin (Hamshen)
sambuc, sanbugo, saugar, saugaro, saugo
sawou, sawouri, seucea, suzon
henach, hŷn, blaenor, henuriad, hynafgwr, ysgaw
kerxiyaye, zêde khal
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