öde
See also: -öde and Appendix:Variations of "ode"
German
Alternative forms
- öd (Austria, Southern Germany, sometimes central Germany)
Etymology
From Middle High German œde, ōde, from Old High German ōdi, from Proto-West Germanic *auþī (“empty, barren”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtyos (“forlorn, deserted”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away from”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
öde (strong nominative masculine singular öder, comparative öder, superlative am ödesten)
- 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.
- (colloquial) tedious, dull, dreary
- Die Party wurde öde, also ging ich. ― The party became boring so I left.
Declension
Positive forms of öde
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist öde | sie ist öde | es ist öde | sie sind öde | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | öder | öde | ödes | öde |
| genitive | öden | öder | öden | öder | |
| dative | ödem | öder | ödem | öden | |
| accusative | öden | öde | ödes | öde | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der öde | die öde | das öde | die öden |
| genitive | des öden | der öden | des öden | der öden | |
| dative | dem öden | der öden | dem öden | den öden | |
| accusative | den öden | die öde | das öde | die öden | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein öder | eine öde | ein ödes | (keine) öden |
| genitive | eines öden | einer öden | eines öden | (keiner) öden | |
| dative | einem öden | einer öden | einem öden | (keinen) öden | |
| accusative | einen öden | eine öde | ein ödes | (keine) öden | |
Comparative forms of öde
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist öder | sie ist öder | es ist öder | sie sind öder | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | öderer | ödere | öderes | ödere |
| genitive | öderen | öderer | öderen | öderer | |
| dative | öderem | öderer | öderem | öderen | |
| accusative | öderen | ödere | öderes | ödere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ödere | die ödere | das ödere | die öderen |
| genitive | des öderen | der öderen | des öderen | der öderen | |
| dative | dem öderen | der öderen | dem öderen | den öderen | |
| accusative | den öderen | die ödere | das ödere | die öderen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein öderer | eine ödere | ein öderes | (keine) öderen |
| genitive | eines öderen | einer öderen | eines öderen | (keiner) öderen | |
| dative | einem öderen | einer öderen | einem öderen | (keinen) öderen | |
| accusative | einen öderen | eine ödere | ein öderes | (keine) öderen | |
Superlative forms of öde
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist am ödesten | sie ist am ödesten | es ist am ödesten | sie sind am ödesten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ödester | ödeste | ödestes | ödeste |
| genitive | ödesten | ödester | ödesten | ödester | |
| dative | ödestem | ödester | ödestem | ödesten | |
| accusative | ödesten | ödeste | ödestes | ödeste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ödeste | die ödeste | das ödeste | die ödesten |
| genitive | des ödesten | der ödesten | des ödesten | der ödesten | |
| dative | dem ödesten | der ödesten | dem ödesten | den ödesten | |
| accusative | den ödesten | die ödeste | das ödeste | die ödesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ödester | eine ödeste | ein ödestes | (keine) ödesten |
| genitive | eines ödesten | einer ödesten | eines ödesten | (keiner) ödesten | |
| dative | einem ödesten | einer ödesten | einem ödesten | (keinen) ödesten | |
| accusative | einen ödesten | eine ödeste | ein ödestes | (keine) ödesten | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “öde” in Duden online
- “öde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “öde”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ø̄þe, from Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
öde (comparative mer öde, superlative mest öde)
- deserted, desolate, empty (void of people or human activity)
- De åt picknick på en öde strand.
- They had a picnic on a deserted beach.
- Butikerna var stängda och centrum låg öde.
- The shops were closed and the city center was deserted.
Usage notes
Ödslig additionally implies a desolate or lonely feeling. See also karg (“barren”).
Declension
No inflected forms.
Derived terms
Noun
öde n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | öde | ödes |
| definite | ödet | ödets | |
| plural | indefinite | öden | ödens |
| definite | ödena | ödenas |
Derived terms
References
- öde in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- öde in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | öde |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | äde |
| New Tribes | äde |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [əɾ̠e]
Noun
öde (possessed ödedü)
References
- 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”