øde

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ode"

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /øːðə/, [ˈøðð̩]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr, eyði, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk aud, Swedish öde, German öde, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (auþeis).

Adjective

øde

  1. desolate, deserted (with no or few people in it)
Inflection
Inflection of øde
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular øde ødere ødest2
Indefinite neuter singular øde ødere ødest2
Plural øde ødere ødest2
Definite attributive1 øde ødere ødeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Noun

øde n (singular definite ødet, plural indefinite øder)

  1. waste, wilderness (a desolated area)
Declension
Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną, cognate with Swedish öda, German veröden. Derived from *auþijaz, see above.

Verb

øde (past tense ødede or ødte, past participle ødet or ødt)

  1. to waste
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • forøde
  • ødeland

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse auðr and German öde.

Adjective

øde (neuter singular øde or ødt, definite singular and plural øde, comparative ødere, indefinite superlative ødest, definite superlative ødeste)

  1. deserted, desolate

Derived terms

See also

References

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