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Etymology

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Particularly: “Likely from Ancient Greek -ώδης (-ṓdēs).”

Suffix

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-ώδη (-ódin pl

  1. (botany, taxonomy) -ales; a suffix added to a type genus in order to create pluralia tantum names of botanical orders, either nouns or proper nouns.
    ρόδο (ródo, rose) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎ροδώδη / Ροδώδη (rodódi / Rodódi, Rosales)
    ερείκη (ereíki, heather) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎ερεικώδη / Ερεικώδη (ereikódi / Ereikódi, Ericales)
    κράμβη (krámvi, cabbage, brassica) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎κραμβώδη / Κραμβώδη (kramvódi / Kramvódi, Brassicales)

Declension

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Declension of -ώδη
plural
nominative -ώδη (-ódi)
genitive -ωδών (-odón)
accusative -ώδη (-ódi)
vocative -ώδη (-ódi)

Derived terms

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See also

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