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Odem: breath — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Odem

breath

Breath, especially as a poetic image of life, warmth or a fleeting exhalation.

IPA/ˈoːdəm/

The first vowel o is long and stressed.

Meaning 1formal · 89%

Breath, especially as a poetic image of life, warmth or a fleeting exhalation.

Ihr warmer Odem beschlug für einen Augenblick die kalte Fensterscheibe.

Im Gedicht entschwindet dem alten König der letzte Odem.

Er hielt inne, bis sich sein Odem nach dem steilen Aufstieg beruhigte.

Odem elevates or archaizes a scene; in a medical or casual situation choose Atem.

der letzte Odem — the last breath

„Sein letzter Odem“ evokes a literary death scene; „sein letzter Atemzug“ is plainer.

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What does Odem mean in a poem?

Masculine poetic noun for breath; rare in ordinary modern conversation; no standard plural.