alder-
English
Etymology
From Middle English alder-, from Old English ealra, genitive plural of eall (all).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːldə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US, Canada)
- (without cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɔldɚ/
- (with cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑldɚ/
Prefix
alder-
- (archaic) Of all; having the greatest degree of something.
- alder- + best → alderbest
- alder- + liefest → alderliefest
- alder- + most → aldermost
- alder- + worst → alderworst