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-ode

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
-ode
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Way, path, travel.

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Way, means, method, system.

suffix

Electrode, electrical conductor used to make contact with a non-metallic part of a circuit.

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Characterized by.

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Denoting abundance.

suffix

Resembling, denoting likeness.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós)bor. English -ode Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “road, path, way, journey, travel, means, method, system”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-hod (alternative)

Derived Forms

anode cathode centrode diode dynode ejectrode electrode ergodic heptode hexode kinesodic nosode

Phrases

hodo- odo-

Frequently Paired Words

hodo- odo- ode

Questions

What does -ode mean?
Way, path, travel.
Where does -ode come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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