ode en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /əʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /oʊd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /od/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
Meanings
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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.
[title]
1820, John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn:write an ode to someone
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Pindaric ode · odist · odic · odelet · odal
Relateds
Translations (42)
mk о́да (a short poetical composition) · hy գովերգ (a short poetical composition) · cmn 頌詞 /颂词 (a short poetical composition) · cmn 頌歌 /颂歌 (a short poetical composition) · be о́да (a short poetical composition) · ja 頌歌 (a short poetical composition) · nl lofdicht (a short poetical composition) · ko 오드 (a short poetical composition) · it ode (a short poetical composition) · fi oodi (a short poetical composition) · tl oda (a short poetical composition) · he אודה (a short poetical composition) · ca oda (a short poetical composition) · yi אָדע (a short poetical composition) · ru о́да (a short poetical composition) · da ode (a short poetical composition) · ka ოდა (a short poetical composition) · cmn 頌詩 /颂诗 (a short poetical composition) · de Ode (a short poetical composition) · bg о́да (a short poetical composition) · ja オード (a short poetical composition) · nl ode (a short poetical composition) · ko 송가 (a short poetical composition) · pt ode (a short poetical composition) · cmn 頌 /颂 (a short poetical composition) · fr ode (a short poetical composition) · hu óda (a short poetical composition) · ro odă (a short poetical composition) · la oda (a short poetical composition) · grc ὕμνος (a short poetical composition) · sv ode (a short poetical composition) · cs óda (a short poetical composition) · pl oda (a short poetical composition) · grc ᾠδή (a short poetical composition) · es oda (a short poetical composition) · oc òda (a short poetical composition) · uk о́да (a short poetical composition) · el ωδή (a short poetical composition) · hy ներբող (a short poetical composition) · ko 송시 (a short poetical composition) · gl oda (a short poetical composition) · xal магтал (a short poetical composition)