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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse auðr, eyði, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk aud, Swedish öde, German öde, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (auþeis).
Adjective
øde
- desolate, deserted (with no or few people in it)
Inflection
| Inflection of øde
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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øde
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ødere
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ødest2
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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øde
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ødere
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ødest2
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| Plural
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øde
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ødere
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ødest2
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| Definite attributive1
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øde
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ødere
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ødeste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Noun
øde n (singular definite ødet, plural indefinite øder)
- waste, wilderness (a desolated area)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną, cognate with Swedish öda, German veröden. Derived from *auþijaz, see above.
Verb
øde (past tense ødede or ødte, past participle ødet or ødt)
- to waste
Conjugation
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse auðr and German öde.
Adjective
øde (neuter singular øde or ødt, definite singular and plural øde, comparative ødere, indefinite superlative ødest, definite superlative ødeste)
- deserted, desolate
Derived terms
See also
References
- “øde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.