odde

See also: ödde and oððe

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔðə/, [ˈʌðð̩]
  • Homophone: øjet

Etymology 1

From Old Norse oddi, derived from oddr.

Noun

odde c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odder)

  1. a headland, peninsula, cape
Declension

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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

odde

  1. indefinite plural of od

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse oddi, from oddr; compare ord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔd(ə)/

Adjective

odde (superlative oddist)

  1. odd (not divisible by two)
  2. additional, remaining (usually after being split equally)
  3. worthy, notable, daring, amazing
  4. powerful, gigantic, large, impressive
  5. (rare) different, dissimilar, odd

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: odd
  • Scots: odd, od, ode

References

Adverb

odde

  1. Exceptionally, really, outstandingly; to a great degree.
  2. (rare) Divided into non-even groups.
  3. (rare) Alone; without any others.

Descendants

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Noun

odde

  1. (rare) An odd number (a number that isn't divisible by two)
  2. (rare) Oddness (the quality of not being divisible by two)
  3. (rare) Amazingness; fame.

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse oddi.

Noun

odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural odder, definite plural oddene)

  1. a headland, point

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse oddi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɔdːə/

Noun

odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural oddar, definite plural oddane)

  1. a headland, point
    Me såg skipet då det kom rundt odden.
    We saw the ship when it came round the headland.

References

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