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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
od
force of German Reichenbach
Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.
Mrs. Browning.

Definition 2024


od

od

See also: Appendix:Variations of "od"

English

Noun

od

  1. (archaic except in dialects) God

Etymology 2

An arbitrary coinage.

Noun

od

  1. 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
Cyrillic од
Roman od
Perso-Arabic اوْد

od (definite accusative odu, plural odlar)

  1. fire

Declension


Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Pronunciation

Preposition

od + genitive

  1. from
    Dostal jsem dopis od bratra. -- I got a letter from my brother.
  2. of
    To je od tebe moc hezké. -- That is very nice of you.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse oddr.

Noun

od c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odde)

  1. sharp point

Inflection


Ido

Alternative forms

  • o (used before a consonant)

Etymology

From English or, French ou, Italian o, Spanish o.

Conjunction

od

  1. or.

Related terms

  • e, ed (and)
  • a, ad (to)

Italian

Conjunction

od

  1. or (used before a vowel for euphony instead of o)

Anagrams


Latvian

Verb

od

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of ost
  2. 2nd person singular imperative form of ost

Novial

Conjunction

od ... o

  1. (coordinating) either ... or

Old French

Etymology

From Latin apud

Preposition

od

  1. with

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ot(ъ), from Proto-Indo-European *éti

Pronunciation

  • (isolated) IPA(key): /ɔt/

Preposition

od (+ genitive)

  1. from
    Pracuję codziennie od siódmej do piętnastej.
    I work from 7 AM till 3 PM every day.
  2. since
    Czekam na ciebie od osiemnastej.
    I have been waiting for you since 6 PM.
  3. for
    Czekam na ciebie od godziny.
    I have been waiting for you for an hour.
  4. than
    Janusz jest wyższy od Piotra.
    Janusz is higher than Piotr.

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)

  1. (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
  2. (with genitive) since
    od Nove godine — since New Year
  3. (with genitive) made of
    stolica od drveta — a wooden chair
    novčić od srebra — a silver coin
  4. (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
  5. (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
  6. (with genitive) by (in passive constructs)
    bomba je pronađena od strane policije — that bomb has been found by the police
  7. (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

  1. from
  2. of

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъ, from Proto-Indo-European *éti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔt/, /ɔd/
  • Tonal orthography: od

Preposition

od

  1. (with genitive) from, away from
  2. (with genitive) starting from (place or time)
  3. (with genitive) originating from, having origin in
  4. (with genitive) of, belonging to, part of
  5. (with genitive, in comparisons) than
  6. (with genitive) of, from, because of, due to

Volapük

Pronoun

od

  1. each other

Declension