different between habitations vs abode

English

Noun

habitations

1. plural of habitation

French

Noun

habitations f

1. plural of habitation

English

Alternative forms

• abood (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??b??d/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??bo?d/, [???bo??d??]
• Rhymes: -??d

Etymology 1

From Middle English abod, abad, from Old English ?b?d, first person past singular indicative of ?b?dan (“to abide”); see abide. Cognate with Scots abade, abaid (“abode”). For the change of nouns, compare abode, preterite of abide.

Noun

abode (plural abodes)

1. (obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17^th century.]
2. (dated or law) Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn. [Attested from (1350 to 1470) to the mid 18^th century.]
3. (formal) A residence, dwelling or habitation. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:abode

Translations

Verb

abode

2. simple past tense and past participle of abide

Etymology 2

From an alteration (with bode) of Middle English abeden (“to announce”), from Old English ?b?odan (“to command, proclaim”), from a- + b?odan (“to command, proclaim”). Superficial analysis is a- +? bode (“presage, portend, announce”).

Noun

abode (plural abodes)

1. (obsolete) An omen; a foretelling. [Attested from the late 16^th century to the late 17^th century.]

Translations

Verb

abode (third-person singular simple present abodes, present participle aboding, simple past and past participle aboded)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To bode; to foreshow; to presage. [Attested from the late 16^th century to the mid 17^th century.]
2. (intransitive, obsolete) To be ominous. [Attested from the mid 17^th century to the late 17^th century.]

Derived terms

See also

• dwelling

References

Anagrams

• EABOD, adobe, boaed