Einöde

German

Alternative forms
  • Einöd

Etymology

From Middle High German einœte, from Old High German einōti, derived from ein (“alone”) with the suffix -ōti (compare Heimat), from Proto-Germanic *-utją. Cognate to Old Saxon ēnōdi and Old English ānād. The suffix was secondarily associated with the unrelated word at hand in modern Öde (“wasteland”), exceptionally in Old High German einōdi, then already predominantly in Middle High German einœde.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌ(ʔ)øːdə/
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Noun

Einöde f (genitive Einöde, plural Einöden)

  1. deserted, remote, isolated land; wasteland

Declension
Declension of Einöde
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Einöde die Einöden
genitive einer der Einöde der Einöden
dative einer der Einöde den Einöden
accusative eine die Einöde die Einöden

Synonyms

Further reading
  • Einöde in Duden online
  • Einöde in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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