od
English
Etymology 1
Alteration of God.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɑd/
- Rhymes: -ɒd
- Homophone: odd
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Od, arbitrarily coined by the German scientist and philosopher Carl Reichenbach (1788–1869).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒd/, /əʊd/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɑd/, /ɔd/, /oʊd/
- Rhymes: -ɒd, -əʊd, -ɔd
- Homophones: odd, ode
Noun
od
- (pseudoscience, historical, also attributive) A hypothetical force or natural power, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.
Alternative forms
- Od, õd
References
- Charles von Reichenbach [i.e., Carl Reichenbach] (1850) “Sixth Treatise. The Material World in General.”, in Physico-psychological Researches on the Dynamics of Magnetism, Electricity, Heat, Light, Crystallization, and Chemism, in Their Relations to Vital Force. […], London: Hippolyte Baillière, […], →OCLC, paragraph 215, page 224:
- Leaving the etymological derivation to be justified at some other opportunity, I will take the liberty to propose the short word Od for the force which we are engaged in examining. Every one will admit it to be desirable that an uni-syllabic word beginning with a vowel should be selected for an object which occurs universally in an infinity of complex conditions of the material world, for the sake of convenient conjunction in the manifold compound words. The words magnetism, electricity, &c., are by far too long for convenient use in the language of science.
- “Od, n.2”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “od1, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
- Odic force on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | од | |
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Abjad | اوْد |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ōt (“fire”).
Declension
Declension of od | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | od |
odlar | ||||||
definite accusative | odu |
odları | ||||||
dative | oda |
odlara | ||||||
locative | odda |
odlarda | ||||||
ablative | oddan |
odlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | odun |
odların |
Possessive forms of od | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | odum | odlarım | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | odun | odların | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | odu | odları | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuz | odlarımız | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuz | odlarınız | ||||||
onların (“their”) | odu or odları | odları | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | odumu | odlarımı | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | odunu | odlarını | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | odunu | odlarını | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuzu | odlarımızı | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuzu | odlarınızı | ||||||
onların (“their”) | odunu or odlarını | odlarını | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | oduma | odlarıma | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | oduna | odlarına | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | oduna | odlarına | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuza | odlarımıza | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuza | odlarınıza | ||||||
onların (“their”) | oduna or odlarına | odlarına | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | odumda | odlarımda | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | odunda | odlarında | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | odunda | odlarında | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuzda | odlarımızda | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuzda | odlarınızda | ||||||
onların (“their”) | odunda or odlarında | odlarında | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | odumdan | odlarımdan | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | odundan | odlarından | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | odundan | odlarından | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuzdan | odlarımızdan | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuzdan | odlarınızdan | ||||||
onların (“their”) | odundan or odlarından | odlarından | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | odumun | odlarımın | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | odunun | odlarının | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | odunun | odlarının | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | odumuzun | odlarımızın | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | odunuzun | odlarınızın | ||||||
onların (“their”) | odunun or odlarının | odlarının |
References
- Səlimi, Hüseynqulu (1976) A generative phonology of Azerbaijani (PhD), University of Florida, page 153: “[T]he words for 'milk' and 'fire' differ with respect to the final stop in Tabriz from the literary dialect. In Tabriz we have [süt] 'milk' and [ot] 'fire' whereas in the literary dialect we have [süd] and [od].”
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech ot, from Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ot/
Audio (file)
Preposition
od [+genitive]
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse oddr, from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz, cognate with German Ort (“place, point”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔðˀ/, [ˈʌðˀ]
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /od/
Latvian
Verb
od
- inflection of ost:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Middle English
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
od (neuter singular odt, definite singular and plural ode, comparative odare, indefinite superlative odast, definite superlative odaste)
Derived terms
- odgalen
- oding
- odskap
Derived terms
- odkast
- verod
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъ. The final d is due to analogy with other prepositions such as nad and pod. First attested in the first half of the 14th century.
Preposition
od [+genitive]
- indicates the beginning of an action has lasted; since, from, for
- indicates length of time; for
- indicates disatance; from, away from
- indicates source or cause; from, because of
- indicates agent of a request; from
- indicates physical origin, sometimes used in names; from
- indicates author or letter; by, from
- used in passive constructions; by
- indicates the scope, manner or degree
- indicates relation, intended purpose or use, material, or age; from
- used in comparisons; than
References
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “od”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish od.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (isolated) /ɔt/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈɔt/
Audio 1 (file) Audio 2 (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt
- Syllabification: od
- Homophones: ot, od-
Preposition
od [+genitive]
- indicates separation, distance, loss of contact; from, away
- Jesteśmy dość daleko od domu. ― We're pretty far from home.
- Odsuń się od niej! ― Get away from her!
- indicates origin of movement; from, away
- Dostałem dziś list od siostry. ― I got a letter from my sister today.
- Odchodzę od tego budynku. ― I am walking away from that building.
- indicates moment of origin in time; from, since, for
- Pracuję codziennie od siódmej do piętnastej. ― I work from 7 AM till 3 PM every day.
- Od jutra będę mieszkał we własnym mieszkaniu. ― Starting tomorrow I'll be living in my own flat.
- Odlicz od dziesięciu w dół. ― Count backwards from ten.
- Czekam na ciebie od osiemnastej. ― I have been waiting for you since 6 PM.
- indicates source or cause; from, because of
- Jestem mokry od deszczu ― I'm wet from the rain.
- indicates intended use or purpose; for
- Czy widzisz przez dziurkę od klucza? ― Can you see through the keyhole? (literally, “Can you see through the hole for the key?”)
- Zamknąłeś okno od samochodu? ― Did you shut the car window?
- indicates specialization
- used in comparisons; than
- (Middle Polish) used to indicate the author of a letter or work; from, by
- (Middle Polish) used in passive constructions; by
- (Middle Polish) indicates material; from
- Synonym: z
Trivia
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), od is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 477 times in scientific texts, 319 times in news, 310 times in essays, 371 times in fiction, and 303 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 1780 times, making it the 23rd most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References
- Ida Kurcz (1990) “od”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków, Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 309
Further reading
- od in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- od in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “od”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- “OD”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2010 May 24
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “od”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “od”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “od”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 564
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti. See od-, ot-, o, oda-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôd/
Preposition
ȍd (Cyrillic spelling о̏д)
- from, since [+genitive]
- od Zagreba do Beograda ― from Zagreb to Belgrade
- od jutra do mraka ― from dusk until dawn
- od 5 do 10 sati ― from 5 to 10 o'clock
- od danas ― from today on
- od sad(a) ― from now on
- od tad(a) ― since then
- od kraja zime ― from the end of winter
- of [+genitive]
- selo od tri kuće ― a village of three houses
- jedan od njih ― one of them
- čovjek od (svoje) r(ij)eči. ― a man of his word
- Hvala! To je bilo jako l(ij)epo od tebe! ― Thank you! That was very nice of you!
- (comparison) (+ genitive case) than
- Avioni su brži od helikoptera. ― Airplanes are faster than helicopters.
- Stariji je od svoje sestre. ― He is older than his sister.
- made of, made out of, made from [+genitive]
- stolica od drveta ― a chair made of wood
- Plastika se proizvodi od nafte. ― Plastic is made from oil.
- U slamovima, ljudi često žive u kućama napravljenim od otpadnog metala. ― In slums, people often live in houses made out of scrap metal.
- (proscribed, passive voice) (+ genitive case) by (usually followed by strane ("side/party") denoting the party which is doing the action; active form is preferred in formal language)
- Bomba je bila pronađena od (strane) policije. ― The bomb was found by the police.
- because of, from, with (denoting a direct or indirect cause) [+genitive]
- Umrla je od raka kože. ― She died of skin cancer.
- Umrla je od alkoholizma. ― She died from alcoholism.
- umr(ij)eti od dosade ― to die of boredom
- drhtati od straha ― to tremble with fear
- tresti se od hladnoće ― to shiver with cold
Slovak
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔd/
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔt/
Preposition
od
- from, away from [+genitive]
- since or starting from (place or time) [+genitive]
- originating from, having origin in [+genitive]
- of, belonging to, part of [+genitive]
- (with genitive, in comparisons) than
- of, from, because of, due to [+genitive]
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اود (od), اوت (ot), from Old Anatolian Turkish اود (od), from Proto-Turkic *ōt (“fire”).
Declension
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Volapük
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔd/
Etymology 1
From Middle English odde.
Usage notes
Unusually for a monosyllabic word ending in a monophthong and single d, the current spelling of this word does not require the grave accent to indicate that the vowel is short. Likewise, there is a circumflex in the word ôd to show that its vowel is long. Compare this to regular spellings such as mwd and mẁd or nod and nòd. This phenomenon of not requiring a grave accent where one may expect it is more common in well-established grammatical words such as od below. See also os, nid or nag for similar cases.