Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onde

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
onde
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

envy; hatred; malice

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

breath

British usage; Uncountable

verb

To breathe; breathe on.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English onde, ande, from Old English onda, anda (“zeal, indignation, anger, malice, envy, hatred”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadō, from Proto-Germanic *anadô (“breath, spirit, zeal”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe, blow”). Cognate with Scots aynd, eind, end (“breath”), German Ahnd, And (“pain, anguish”), Danish ånd, ånde (“breath, spirit”), Swedish anda, ande (“spirit, breath”), Icelandic andi (“spirit”), Latin anima (“breath, spirit”). More at animal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₂enh₁-, onde, onda, *anadō, *anadô, onden

Usage

Inflected Forms

ondes (plural) aand (alternative) aind (alternative) and (alternative) ande (alternative) aynd (alternative) ondes (present, singular) onding (participle, present) onded (participle, past) onded (past) eand (alternative)

Derived Forms

onding

Phrases

in ande out of ande

Synonyms

envy hatred breath

Questions

What does onde mean?
envy; hatred; malice
Where does onde come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce onde

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “onde”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “onde”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “onde” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.