odeum

odeum

English

Etymology

Partly from Middle French odéum and partly from Latin ōdēum.[1]

By surface analysis, ode +‎ -eum.

Noun

odeum (plural odeums or odea)

  1. Alternative form of odeon.

References

  1. ^ “odeum, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾠδεῖον (ōideîon).

By surface analysis, ōda +‎ -ēum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ōdēum n (genitive ōdēī); second declension

  1. odeon (an ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative ōdēum ōdēa
genitive ōdēī ōdēōrum
dative ōdēō ōdēīs
accusative ōdēum ōdēa
ablative ōdēō ōdēīs
vocative ōdēum ōdēa

Descendants

  • → English: odeum
  • French: odée
  • Italian: odeo

Further reading

  • “ōdēum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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