German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German œde, ōde, from Old High German ōdi, from Proto-West Germanic *auþī, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtyos (forlorn, deserted), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (away from).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔøːdə/
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Adjective

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öde (strong nominative masculine singular öder, comparative öder, superlative am ödesten)

  1. empty, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, deserted
    Synonym: wüst
    Die ehemalige Hauptstadt ist jetzt eine öde Ruine.The former capital is now a desolate ruin.
    • 1933, “Die Moorsoldaten [Peat Bog Soldiers]”, Johann Esser, Wolfgang Langhoff (lyrics), Rudi Goguel (music):
      Hier in dieser öden Heide / ist das Lager aufgebaut.
      Here on this barren heath / The camp has been built up.
  2. (colloquial) tedious, dull, dreary
    Die Party wurde öde, also ging ich.The party became boring so I left.

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish ø̄þe, from Old Norse auðr.

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öde (comparative mer öde, superlative mest öde)

  1. void of people or human activity; deserted, desolate, empty
    en öde strand
    a deserted beach
    Butikerna var stängda och centrum låg öde
    The shops were closed and the city center was [lay] deserted

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Ödslig additionally implies a desolate or lonely feeling. See also karg (barren).

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No inflected forms.[1][2]

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Noun

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öde n

  1. destiny, fate
    Synonym: skickelse
    Det är ditt öde
    It's your destiny

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Further reading

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  • öde in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Ye'kwana

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Variant orthographies
ALIV öde
Brazilian standard äde
New Tribes äde

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Noun

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öde (possessed ödedü)

  1. liver

References

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  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “Chäädedö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana[1], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 220, 387:d - ededü > *chededü > chödedü 'his liver' [] chö:dedü - his liver
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