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Central Franconian
Etymology
From Middle High German ādem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum.
Pronunciation
Noun
Odem m (no plural)
- breath
Derived terms
German
Etymology
Central and Low German variant of Atem (“breath”) with the widespread dialectal development -ā- → -ō- and unshifted -d-; compare Middle Low German ādem. The form was spread through Luther’s Bible translation but did not replace the Upper German Atem in the everyday sense.
Pronunciation
Noun
Odem m (strong, genitive Odems, no plural)
- (biblical or poetic) spirit, breath, life (in the sense of Biblical Hebrew רוֹחַ (rûaḥ))
Gott hat dem Menschen seinen Odem eingehaucht.- God breathed his spirit into man.
- Psalm 150:6:
Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn. Halleluja!- Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
Declension
See also
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German ātem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum. Compare German Atem.
Noun
Odem m
- breath
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German âdem, from Old Saxon athom, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm.
Noun
Odem m (plural Odemen)
- breath