odor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Alternative spellings 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Inflection 3.3.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• odour

[edit] Etymology

Middle English odour, from Old French odour, from Latin odor.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈəʊ.də/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊ.dɚ/
• Rhymes: -əʊdə(r)

[edit] Noun

odor (plural odors)

1. Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
2. A strong, pervasive quality.
3. Esteem; repute.

[edit] Synonyms

• (any smell): perfume, scent
• (esteem): esteem, repute

[edit] Derived terms

• odorous / odourous
• odorously / odourously
• odorousness / odourousness

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

odor

1. Apocopic form of odore.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• odos (plural: odores)

[edit] Etymology

Via rhotacism from Old Latin odōs (plural: odōses), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.

[edit] Noun

odor m. (plural: odores)

1. A smell, perfume, stench.
2. (figuratively) Inkling, suggestion.

[edit] Inflection

Third declension (3).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	odor	odorēs
genitive	odoris	odorum
dative	odorī	odoribus
accusative	odorem	odorēs
ablative	odore	odoribus
vocative	odor	odorēs

[edit] Descendants

Catalan: olor English: odor, odour French: odeur

Italian: odore Portuguese: odor Spanish: olor