Polyglot Dictionary

öde

/ˈøːdə/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. barren, desolate, dreary

    • Die öde Winterlandschaft erstreckte sich bis zum Horizont.

      The barren winter landscape stretched to the horizon.

Usage notes

Can describe a physical landscape or, figuratively, a dull, monotonous situation.

Practice

1 What does öde mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ Winterlandschaft erstreckte sich bis zum Horizont.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches öde?

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