Öde

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ode"

German

Etymology

From Old High German ōdi (“empty, deserted”), from Proto-West Germanic *auþī. Cognate to Old English ēaþe, īeþe, ēaþ- and Old Norse auðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːdə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Öde f (genitive Öde, plural Öden)

1. wasteland

   Synonyms: Ödnis, Ödland

2. desertedness

   Synonyms: Einsamkeit, Verlassenheit

3. dreariness, tediousness

   Synonyms: Langeweile, Trostlosigkeit

Declension

Declension of Öde [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Öde	die	Öden
genitive	einer	der	Öde	der	Öden
dative	einer	der	Öde	den	Öden
accusative	eine	die	Öde	die	Öden

Derived terms

• Einöde

Related terms

• öde

See also

• Wüste

Further reading

• “Öde” in Duden online
• “Öde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache