Abode

English[edit | edit source]

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

(RP) IPA: /əˈbəʊd/
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Rhymes: -əʊd

Etymology 1[edit | edit source]

From Old English abad, abood, from abiden (“‘to abide’”). See abide. For the change of vowel, compare abode, imp. of abide.

Noun[edit | edit source]

Singular
Abode

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(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.viii:
  Vpon his Courser set the louely lode, / And with her fled away without abode.
Template:Uncommon Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.
- He waxeth at your abode here. - Henry Fielding
Template:Formal A residence, dwelling or habitation.
- Come, let me lead you to our poore abode. - William Wordsworth

Translations[edit | edit source]

obsolete: act of waiting

Dutch: wachten nl(nl)
Finnish: viivytys fi(fi)

German: verweile de(de), warten de(de)
Russian: задержка ru(ru) (zad'éržka) f., промедление ru(ru) (prom'edl'énije) n.

stay or continuance in a place; sojourn

Bulgarian: местопребиваване bg(bg)
Dutch: verblijf nl(nl) n.
Finnish: oleskelu fi(fi)

German: verweile de(de)
Russian: пребывание ru(ru) (pr'ebyvánije) n.
Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh gd(gd) f.

slightly dated: residence

Bulgarian: жилище bg(bg)
Dutch: woonst nl(nl), verblijf nl(nl)
Finnish: asunto fi(fi)
German: Bleibe de(de) f.

Polish: miejsce zamieszkania n., siedziba f.
Russian: жилище ru(ru) (žilíš'e) n., обиталище ru(ru) (obitáliš'e) n., обитель ru(ru) (obít'el') f.
Scottish Gaelic: còmhnaidh gd(gd) f.

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