Swedish adjective · noun· top 2,000 most common

öde

unoccupied, uninhabited, deserted

öde as an adjective

Meaning

unoccupied; uninhabited; deserted

In Swedish: inte bebodd, tom (på människor), övergiven

Forms

Forms of öde
Basic form	öde	with en-words
Comparative	mer öde	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest öde	“-est”, “most …”

öde as a noun(ett öde)

Meaning

fate; destiny

In Swedish: de (inbillade) krafter utanför mänsklig kontroll som bestämmer vad som skall hända

Forms

Forms of öde
Singular, indefinite	ett öde
Singular, definite	ödet
Plural, indefinite	öden
Plural, definite	ödena

öde is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort öde, det stora ödet. Check another noun

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What does öde mean?

öde in a sentence

en öde ö
a desert island
De åt picknick på en öde strand.
They had a picnic on a deserted beach.
Butikerna var stängda och centrum låg öde.
The shops were closed and the city center was deserted.
olika faller ödets lotter
fate apportions her favours unevenly
inget är känt om hans vidare öden
nothing is known of his fate
Det är ditt öde.
It's your destiny.

Expressions

lämna någon åt sitt öde
leave a person to his fate

Words built with öde

ödesfråga fateful question
levnadsöde fortune
människoöde human fate

Questions

What does öde mean in English?

öde means “unoccupied, uninhabited”.

Is it en öde or ett öde?

It is ett öde, and “the fate” is ödet.

What is the plural of öde?

The plural of öde is öden, and the definite plural is ödena.

Similar words

obeboddtom

Origin

From Old Swedish ø̄þe, from Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz.

Nearby common words

öde is number 1,017 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,013hav sea, ocean
1,014farligt dangerous, dangerously
1,015omöjligt impossible, not possible
1,016bröllop marriage, wedding
1,018jul Christmas
1,019smaka taste, try
1,020överste colonel
1,021vackert beautifully, carefully; with great caution and care

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary