öde

Meaning

  1. empty, bare, barren, bleak, desolate, deserted
  2. (colloquial) tedious, dull, dreary

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʔøːdə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German œde, ōde, from Old High German ōdi, from Proto-West Germanic *auþī, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewtyos (“forlorn, deserted”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away from”).

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