-ODE


Meaning of -ODE in English

-ode 1

a suffix of nouns, appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "like"; used in the formation of compound words: phyllode. Cf. -oid .

[ -odes, prob. generalized from adjectives describing smells, as keódes smelling like incense; base od- of ózein to smell, give off odor ]

-ode 2

a combining form meaning "way," "road," used in the formation of compound words: anode; electrode.

[ -odos, comb. form of hodós ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .