ode
noun
[ əʊd ]
• a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, from late Latin oda, from Greek ōidē, Attic form of aoidē ‘song’, from aeidein ‘sing’.
-ode
combining form
• of the nature of a specified thing.
• "geode"
Origin:
from Greek adjectival ending -ōdēs .
-ode
combining form
• in names of electrodes, or devices having them.
• "diode"
Origin:
from Greek hodos ‘way’.
