ọdọn

Itsekiri

Etymology

Cognate with Igala ọ́dọ́ and Yoruba ọdún, proposed to derive from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-dʊ̃́

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.dɔ̃́/

Noun

ọdọ́n

1. year; festival

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ɔ́-dʊ̃́ (“year, festival”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.dɔ̃́/

Noun

ọdọ́n

1. (Ọwọ, Ondo, Ikalẹ, Òǹkò) Alternative form of ọdún (“year; festival”)

   Ọdọ́n tì paí. ― The year has finished. (Oǹdó)

   Ma a tọ́n wá lọ́dọ́n mẹ́ta èní. ― I'll come again in three years' time. (Ìkálẹ̀)

Derived terms

• a kú ùmúa ọdọ́n (“a greeting for preparations for a festival”)
• a kú ùpalẹ̀mọ́ ọdọ́n (“a greeting for predations for a festival”)
• ẹ kú ùmọ́ra Ọdọ́n Ùjeíjẹ (“a greeting for preparations for the New Yam Festival”)
• lọ́dọ́n (“in the year”)
• ọdọọdọ́n (“every year”)
• Ọdọ́n Ùjeíjẹ (“New Yam Festival”)
• ọdọ́nmọ́dọ́n (“year after year”)
• àmọ́dọ́n (“next year”)