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German
Etymology
From Old High German ōdi (“empty, deserted”), from Proto-West Germanic *auþī. Cognate to Old English ēaþe, īeþe and Old Norse auðr.
Pronunciation
Noun
Öde f (genitive Öde, plural Öden)
- wasteland
- Synonyms: Ödnis, Ödland
- desertedness
- Synonyms: Einsamkeit, Verlassenheit
- dreariness, tediousness
- Synonyms: Langeweile, Trostlosigkeit
Declension
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See also
Further reading
- “Öde” in Duden online
- “Öde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache