odd
/ˈɒd/OD
/ˈɑd/AHD
Meaninga point, odd number
Common meaning: not even
Other meanings: strange
- odda point, odd numberSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 401 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) oddi ‘a point, odd number’.
Roots
- oddi Old Norse (Icelandic) “a point, odd number”
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