öde

See also: -öde and Appendix:Variations of "ode"

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German öde, from Old High German ōdi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔøːdə/
  • (file)

Adjective

öde (strong nominative masculine singular öder, comparative öder, superlative am ödesten)

  1. 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.
  2. (colloquial) tedious, dull, dreary
    Die Party wurde öde, also ging ich.The party became boring so I left.

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ø̄þe, from Old Norse auðr.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

öde (comparative mer öde, superlative mest öde)

  1. empty, void of people; uninhabited, desolate, deserted.

Declension

No inflected forms.[1][2]

See also

Noun

öde n

  1. a destiny, a fate
    Synonym: skickelse

Declension

Declension of öde 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative öde ödet öden ödena
Genitive ödes ödets ödens ödenas

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • öde in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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