Odyssée

French

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Odyssea, from Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ.di.se/

Proper noun

Odyssée f (uncountable)

1. the Odyssey (epic poem by Homer recounting the exploits of Odysseus after the Trojan War)

   L’Iliade et l’Odyssée sont les deux poèmes fondateurs de la civilisation européenne.

   The Iliad and the Odyssey are the two founding poems of European civilisation.

Derived terms

• odyssée
• odysséen
• odysséenne