øde

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ode"

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /øːðə/, [ˈøðð̩]

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*
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	øde	ødere	ødest²
indefinite neuter singular	øde	ødere	ødest²
plural	øde	ødere	ødest²
definite attributive¹	øde	ødere	ødeste

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.

Noun

øde n (singular definite ødet, plural indefinite øder)

waste, wilderness (a desolated area)

Declension

Declension of øde

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	øde	ødet	øder	øderne
genitive	ødes	ødets	øders	ødernes

Derived terms

References

“øde,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
“øde,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

Inflection of øde

	present	past
simple	øder	ødede or ødte
perfect	har ødet or ødt	havde ødet or ødt
passive	ødes	ødedes or ødtes
participle	ødende	ødet or ødt
imperative	ød	—
infinitive	øde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	øden	—

Derived terms

References

“øde,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

øyde

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

ødelegge

References

“øde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.