oddi

See also: Oddi

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse oddi (“cape, headland”).

Noun

oddi m (genitive singular odda, plural oddar)

1. top, fore

   vera á odda

   to head

2. (geography) cape

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oddi	oddin	oddar	oddarnir
accusative	odda	oddan	oddar	oddarnar
dative	odda	oddanum	oddum	oddunum
genitive	odda	oddans	odda	oddanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔtːɪ

Noun

oddi

1. indefinite dative singular of oddur

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Derived from oddr (“sharp point”) +‎ -i.

Noun

oddi (m)

1. (geography) A small peninsula, cape, promontory, headland and thereof.

Declension

Declension of oddi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	oddi	oddinn	oddar	oddarnir
accusative	odda	oddann	odda	oddana
dative	odda	oddanum	oddum	oddunum
genitive	odda	oddans	odda	oddanna

Descendants

• Faroese: oddi
• Icelandic: oddi
• Norwegian Bokmål: odde
• Norwegian Nynorsk: odde
• Old Danish: oddæ
  • Danish: odde
• Old Swedish: uddi, udde
  • Swedish: udde

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

oddi

1. dative singular of oddr

Welsh

Etymology

o +‎ di

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔðɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɔði/

Preposition

oddi

1. from

Usage notes

• Not an independent preposition, but rather used as initial element in certain multi-word prepositions and adverbs (see Derived terms).

Derived terms

• oddi acw (“from yonder, thence”)
• oddi agos (“from near”)
• oddi ar (“from upon, off”)
• oddi cartref (“away from home”)
• oddi draw (“from afar, from the other side of”)
• oddi fry (“from above”)
• oddi isod (“from below”)
• oddi tan (“from under”)
• oddi uchod (“from above”)
• oddi wrth (“from (a person)”)
• oddi yma (“from here, hence”)
• oddi yna (“from there, thence”)
• oddi yno (“from there, thence”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “oddi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies