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Odem
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ödem Ödem
Central Franconian
Etymology
From gmw-cfr gmh ādem, from gmw-cfr goh *ādum, northern variant of goh ātum.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ˈɔːdəm/
Noun
gmw-cfr noun m no plural
breath
Derived terms
gmw-cfr ödeme, gmw-cfr ädeme
German
Etymology
Central and Low German variant of de Atem breath with the widespread dialectal development -ā- → -ō- and unshifted -d-; compare de gml ādem. The form was spread through Luther’s Bible translation but did not replace the Upper German de Atem in the everyday sense.
Pronunciation
de /ˈoːdəm/
de De-Odem.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m.sg
de Biblical or poetic spirit, breath, life (in the sense of hbo רוֹחַ rûaḥ)
de Gott hat dem Menschen seinen Odem eingehaucht. God breathed his spirit into man.
Psalm 150:6:
de Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn. Halleluja! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah!
Declension
m.sg
Related terms
de Atem
See also
de Geist
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From pdc gmh ātem, from pdc goh *ādum, northern variant of goh ātum. Compare de Atem.
Noun
pdc noun m
breath
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From pdt gml âdem, from pdt osx athom, from pdt gmw-pro *āþm.
Noun
pdt noun m plural Odemen
breath