Odem
Appearance
Central Franconian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ādem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Odem m (no plural)
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]Odem m (strong, genitive Odems, no plural)
- (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
[edit]Declension of Odem [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Related terms
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[edit]Pennsylvania German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ātem, from Old High German *ādum, northern variant of ātum. Compare German Atem.
Noun
[edit]Odem m
Plautdietsch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German âdem, from Old Saxon athom, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm.
Noun
[edit]Odem m (plural Odemen)
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