ods

Noun

ods

1. plural of od

Interjection

ods

1. (obsolete, used in oaths etc.) God's

   Ods bodikin.

   Ods pity.

Anagrams

• DOS, DSO, DoS, OSD, SDO, SOD, SoD, do's, dos, dso, sod

Noun

ods c

1. genitive singular indefinite of od

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *uodas, from Proto-Indo-European *ōd-, *ēd- (“to eat, to bite”), whence also ēst (“to eat”). Cognates include Lithuanian úodas. The original meaning was thus “eater, biter.”^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uôts]

Noun

ods m (1st declension)

1. gnat, mosquito (small insects (order: Diptera), especially mosquitos (family: Culicidae) that bite and suck blood)

   oda kodums ― mosquito bite

   malārijas odi ― malaria mosquitos

   pa logu ielido odi un raudulīgi sīc, pēc asinīm izslāpuši ― mosquitos flew at the window and buzzed tearfully, thirsty for blood

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