Ode-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ode"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• (before vowels) Odi-

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “river”). Doublet of Guade-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.de/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.dɨ/ [ɔ.ðɨ]

Prefix

Ode-

1. (no longer productive) a place-name prefix found in some river names and place names

   Synonym: Guade-

Derived terms

• Degebe
• Divor
• Odearce
• Odeceixe
• Odeleite
• Odelouca
• Odemira
• Odiana
• Odiáxere
• Odiel
• Odivelas

 

Related terms

• Guadalaviar
• Guadalquivir
• Guadalupe
• Guadelete
• Guadiana

 

Further reading

• 'Toponímia moçárabe no antigo Condado Conimbricense' by Maria Luísa Seabra Marques de Azevedo
• 'Para um perfil da potamonímia do Centro e Sul de Portugal' by Carlos Rocha
• 'A origem do topónimo Odivelas' in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa