Odyssee

See also: Odyssée

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Odyssea (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia), the poem about Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús), its main protagonist.

Proper noun

Odyssee f

1. the Odyssey

Related terms

• Ilias

German

Etymology

From Latin Odyssēa, from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Odyssee f (genitive Odyssee, plural Odysseen)

1. odyssey

Declension

Declension of Odyssee [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Odyssee	die	Odysseen
genitive	einer	der	Odyssee	der	Odysseen
dative	einer	der	Odyssee	den	Odysseen
accusative	eine	die	Odyssee	die	Odysseen

Further reading

• “Odyssee” in Duden online
• “Odyssee” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle French

Alternative forms

• Odissee

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Ὀδῠσσεύς (Odŭsseús)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ιᾰ (-iă)

Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia)bor.

Latin Odyssēabor.

Middle French Odyssee

Borrowed from Latin Odyssēa, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia), from Ὀδῠσσεύς (Odŭsseús) + -ιᾰ (-iă).

Proper noun

l’Odyssee f

2. the Odyssey (an epic poem, ascribed to Homer, that describes the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy)

Descendants

• French: Odyssée
  • Haitian Creole: Odise
  • → Iranian Persian: اُدیسِه (odise)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: اودیسه (odise)
    • Turkish: Odise
  • → Vietnamese: Ô-đi-xê