-ώδη

Greek

Etymology

Suffix

-ώδη • (-ódi) n pl

  1. (botany, taxonomy) -ales; a suffix added to a type genus in order to create pluralia tantum names of botanical orders, either nouns or proper nouns.
    ‎ρόδο (ródo, “rose”) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎ροδώδη / Ροδώδη (rodódi / Rodódi, “Rosales”)
    ‎ερείκη (ereíki, “heather”) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎ερεικώδη / Ερεικώδη (ereikódi / Ereikódi, “Ericales”)
    ‎κράμβη (krámvi, “cabbage, brassica”) + ‎-ώδη (-ódi) → ‎κραμβώδη / Κραμβώδη (kramvódi / Kramvódi, “Brassicales”)

Declension

Declension of -ώδη
plural
nominative -ώδη (-ódi)
genitive -ωδών (-odón)
accusative -ώδη (-ódi)
vocative -ώδη (-ódi)

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ώδη
αλισματώδη
ερεικώδη
λαμιώδη
μαλαχώδη
ροδώδη

See also

  • -ειδή (-eidí, botanical family suffix)
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