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Od
Od
,Noun.
[G., fr. Gr. [GREEK] passage.]
(Physics)
An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by
Reichenbach
and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; – called also odyle
or the odylic force
. [Archaic]
That
Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.
od
force of German ReichenbachWhich still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.
Mrs. Browning.
Definition 2024
od
od
See also: Appendix:Variations of "od"
English
Noun
od
- (archaic except in dialects) God
Etymology 2
An arbitrary coinage.
Noun
od
- An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; — also called odyle or the odylic force.
Anagrams
Azeri
Noun
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | од |
Roman | od |
Perso-Arabic | اوْد |
od (definite accusative odu, plural odlar)
Declension
declension of od
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
Preposition
od + genitive
- from
- Dostal jsem dopis od bratra. -- I got a letter from my brother.
- of
- To je od tebe moc hezké. -- That is very nice of you.
Danish
Etymology
Noun
od c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odde)
- sharp point
Inflection
Inflection of od
Ido
Alternative forms
- o (used before a consonant)
Etymology
From English or, French ou, Italian o, Spanish o.
Conjunction
od
- or.
Related terms
Latvian
Verb
od
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ot(ъ), from Proto-Indo-European *éti
Pronunciation
- (isolated) IPA(key): /ɔt/
Preposition
od (+ genitive)
- from
- Pracuję codziennie od siódmej do piętnastej.
- I work from 7 AM till 3 PM every day.
- Pracuję codziennie od siódmej do piętnastej.
- since
- Czekam na ciebie od osiemnastej.
- I have been waiting for you since 6 PM.
- Czekam na ciebie od osiemnastej.
- for
- Czekam na ciebie od godziny.
- I have been waiting for you for an hour.
- Czekam na ciebie od godziny.
- than
- Janusz jest wyższy od Piotra.
- Janusz is higher than Piotr.
- Janusz jest wyższy od Piotra.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti. See od-, ot-, o, oda-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ôd/
Preposition
ȍd (Cyrillic spelling о̏д)
- (with genitive) from
- od Zagreba do Beograda — from Zagreb to Belgrade
- od jutra do mraka — from morning to night
- od 5 do 10 sati — from 5 to 10 o'clock
- od danas — from today on
- od sad(a) — from now on
- od tad(a) — from then on
- od kraja zime — from the end of winter
- (with genitive) since
- od Nove godine — since New Year
- (with genitive) made of
- stolica od drveta — a wooden chair
- novčić od srebra — a silver coin
- (with genitive) of
- selo od tri kuće — a village of three houses
- jedan od njih — one of them
- čovjek od r(ij)eči — a man of his word
- to je bilo jako jako l(ij)epo od tebe — that was very nice of you
- (with genitive) than
- on je najpametniji od svih — he is the smartest of them all
- on je viši od svoje sestre — he is taller than his sister
- (with genitive) by (in passive constructs)
- bomba je pronađena od strane policije — that bomb has been found by the police
- (with genitive) because of, from, with (denoting cause)
- umr(ij)eti od gladi — to die of hunger
- umr(ije)eti od dosade — to die of boredom
- drhtati od straha — to tremble with fear
- tresti se od hladnoće — to tremble from the cold
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Preposition
od or odo + genitive
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔt/, /ɔd/
- Tonal orthography: od
Preposition
od
- (with genitive) from, away from
- (with genitive) starting from (place or time)
- (with genitive) originating from, having origin in
- (with genitive) of, belonging to, part of
- (with genitive, in comparisons) than
- (with genitive) of, from, because of, due to
Volapük
Pronoun
od