Odem

See also: ödem and Ödem

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German ādem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːdəm/

Noun

Odem m (no plural)

1. breath

Derived terms

• ödeme, ädeme

German

Etymology

Central and Low German variant of Atem (“breath”) with the widespread dialectal development -ā- → -ō- and unshifted -d-; compare Middle Low German ādem. The form was spread through Luther’s Bible translation but did not replace the Upper German Atem in the everyday sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːdəm/

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Noun

Odem m (strong, genitive Odems, no plural)

1. (biblical or poetic) spirit, breath, life (in the sense of Biblical Hebrew רוֹחַ (rûaḥ))

   Gott hat dem Menschen seinen Odem eingehaucht.

   God breathed his spirit into man.

   • Psalm 150:6:

     Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn. Halleluja!

     Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah!

Declension

Declension of Odem [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Odem
genitive	eines	des	Odems
dative	einem	dem	Odem
accusative	einen	den	Odem

Related terms

• Atem

See also

• Geist

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German ātem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum. Compare German Atem.

Noun

Odem m

1. breath

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German âdem, from Old Saxon athom, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm.

Noun

Odem m (plural Odemen)

1. breath