bodè
noun
/bō.dè/
Definitions
- city gate
- a point of entry; entrance
Etymology
From ibi + o + dè.
Component words
ibi
3 entries are spelled “ibi”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
ibi
place, locus, location
ibi
placenta
ibi
evil, wickedness
o
4 entries are spelled “o”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
o
The sixteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ó and written in the Latin script.
o
you (second-person singular non-honorific personal pronoun)
o
him, her, it (third-person singular object pronoun following a monosyllabic verb with a high-tone /o/)
o
Used at the end of sentences to emphasize a statement.
dè
3 entries are spelled “dè”, and the etymology doesn't say which one this word is built from — we've linked to the first.
dè
to tie down, to constrain
dè
to deputize, to hold a position for someone temporarily
dè
to await, to wait for
Used in
oníbodè
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “bode”.
Reference:
en-bode-yo-noun-mOmY-~Lm