ode

Etymology

From Middle French ode, from Late Latin oda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /oʊd/
• Homophone: owed
• Rhymes: -əʊd

Noun

ode (plural odes)

1. A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
   • Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn

Anagrams

• DOE, Doe, EDO, EOD, Edo, OED, deo, doe

Etymology

From Late Latin oda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːðə/, [ˈoːðə]

Noun

ode c (singular definite oden, plural indefinite oder)

1. ode

Noun

ode f (plural odi)

1. ode

Verb

ode

1. third-person singular present indicative of udire

Anagrams

• dèo

Adjective

ode

1. Alternative form of od

Noun

ode

1. Alternative form of od

Alternative forms

• od

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔˈdɛ/

• Audio

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Preposition

ode

1. from, since

Noun

ode f (plural odes)

1. ode

Etymology

Used in Swedish since 1651, cognate with English, French ode, Latin oda, from Ancient Greek ομεγακορ-υποδή (omegakor-upodḗ) and the older ἀοιδή (aoidḗ).

Noun

ode n

1. an ode

References

• ode in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• ode in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

Pronoun

ode

1. dative singular of od