Oder
English
Proper noun
Oder
- A river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.
Translations
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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔːdʌ/
German
Etymology
From or related to Medieval Latin Oddara, said by Udolph to be from Illyrian *Adra (“water vein”), related to Avestan 𐬀𐬛𐬎 (adu, “watercourse”), Thracian urda (“stream”), which could ultimately be from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”), which would make it a doublet of Ader (“vein, blood vessel”).[1][2][3] Folk etymology connected it to Polish drzeć (“to rend, penetrate, tear”) as in "break through to the sea."
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːdɐ/
Audio (file)
Proper noun
die Oder f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Oder)
- Oder (a major river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany)
Derived terms
- Oder-Neiße-Linie
- Oder-Weichsel-Germanen
References
- Monumenta Germaniae Historica: Res gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae, S. 76
- Kluge: Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 24. Auflage, 2002
- Langenscheidts Taschenwörterbuch Altgriechisch, 8. Auflage, 2000
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːrɐ/
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German āder, from Old High German ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːdɐ/