Odor

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English

Etymology

Middle English odour, from Old French odour, from Latin odor.

Alternative spellings

Noun

odor (plural: odors)

  1. Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
  2. A strong, pervasive quality.
  3. Esteem; repute.

Latin

Etymology

Old Latin odos (plural: odoses).

Alternative spellings

  • odos (plural: odores)

Noun

odor m. (plural: odores)

  1. Smell, perfume, stench.
  2. (figurative) Inkling, suggestion.

Inflection

Third declension (3).

Case \ # M. MM.
Nominative odor odorēs
Genitive odoris odorum
Dative odorī odoribus
Accusative odorem odorēs
Ablative odore odoribus


Derived terms

fr:odor it:odor nl:odor pl:odor pt:odor zh:odor

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