Feminine

Öde

Meaning

  1. (feminine) wasteland
  2. (feminine) desertedness
  3. (feminine) dreariness, tediousness

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈøːdə/
Etymology

In summary

From Old High German ōdi (“empty, deserted”), from Proto-West Germanic *auþī. Cognate to Old English ēaþe, īeþe and Old Norse auðr.

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