ed
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛd
Noun
ed (countable and uncountable, plural eds)
Synonyms
- (education): educ.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- come ed (etymologically unrelated)
Anagrams
Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin haedus. Compare Romanian ied.
Noun
ed m (plural edz, feminine equivalent eadã)
- kid (goat)
Chinese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dat4
- Yale: dàht
- Cantonese Pinyin: dat4
- Guangdong Romanization: ded4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɐt̚²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Particle
ed
- (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) Used to denote an action which has been completed.
- 覆ed [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― fuk1 dat4 [Jyutping] ― replied
- fol ed [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― fo1 dat4 [Jyutping] ― followed
- J ed [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― zei1 dat4 [Jyutping] ― jerked off; wanked off
Usage notes
Often used with words derived from English or spelled in the Latin alphabet.
Synonyms
- 咗 (zo2)
See also
Corsican
Conjunction
ed
- alternative form of è
References
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish ēþ, eth, from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -edˀ
Noun
ed c (singular definite eden, plural indefinite eder)
Declension
common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ed | eden | eder | ederne |
genitive | eds | edens | eders | edernes |
Synonyms
- (pledge): løfte (“promise”) (carries less weight)
- (curse): bandeord (“curseword”), forbandelse
References
- “ed” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛd/
Noun
ed m (plural eds)
Anagrams
Girirra
Adjective
ed
Ido
Alternative forms
- e (apocope)
Etymology
Borrowing from French et, Italian ed, Russian и (i) and Spanish e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛd/
Conjunction
ed
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ed
- (before vowels) alternative form of e for euphony, especially before /e/ or /ɛ/; and
- Parlo italiano ed esperanto.
- I speak Italian and Esperanto.
References
- ^ ed → e in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 e in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ed/
Noun
ed (plural ed dem, quantified ed)
- head (part of the body)
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 6:17:
- Wen unu kip we fram fuud fi worship Gad, ail unu ed an wash unu fies man,
- But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
- head (leader)
- Synonym: liida
Further reading
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔed/ [ˈʔed̚]
- Rhymes: -ed
- Syllabification: ed
Article
ed
- oblique argument, specifically a place or time marker
See also
References
- Janet L. Allen (2014) Kankanaey: A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis[1] (overall work in English), →ISBN, page 128
Latin
Etymology
Alternative spelling of et; see aliquit#Etymology.
Conjunction
ed
- (nonstandard) alternative spelling of et (“and”)
Marshallese
Pronunciation
Verb
ed
References
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ed, from Proto-Celtic *ed, from Proto-Indo-European *id.
Pronoun
ed n
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) [1909] D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, translation of Handbuch des Alt-Irischen (in German), →ISBN, § 405, page 254; reprinted 2017
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *ɸedom (“space, interval”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot”).[1]
Alternative forms
Noun
ed n
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ed”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Mutation
radical | lenition | nasalization |
---|---|---|
ed (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
unchanged | n-ed |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*fod-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos.
Noun
ed m (definite singular eden, indefinite plural eder, definite plural edene)
- an oath
References
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ed, from Proto-Indo-European *id, cognate with Latin id.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eð]
Pronoun
ed n
Quotations
- c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 17c7
- Is ed as·berat ind heretic.
- It is this that the heretics say.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 20a4
- masu ed do·roígaid
- if it is this that you pl have chosen
Descendants
Sassarese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ed/
Conjunction
ed
- alternative form of e, found before a vowel
- 1866 [1770s], Antonio Martini, chapter IV, in Giovanni Spano, transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew][2], London, translation of Il santo Vangelo di Gesù Cristo secondo Matteo (in Italian), verse 11, page 10:
- Allora lu diaulu lu lassesi solu: ed eccu chi l’agnili si accultesini, e lu silviani.
- [original: Allora il Diavolo lo laſciò: ed ecco, che ſe gli accoſtarono gli Angeli, e lo ſervivano.]
- [Allora il Diavolo lo lasciò: ed ecco, che se gli accostarono gli Angeli, e lo servivano.]
- Then the Devil left him alone. And then the angels approached him, and served him.
- c. 19th century, anonymous, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese[3], volume 2, Cagliari, song 15, page 87:
- Dunca lu megliu è
Tu pensa a la to’ pazi, ed eju a me.- So the best [thing] is: you think about your own peace, and I [think] about myself.
- 1989, Giovanni Maria Cherchi, “Ed è subbidu buggiu [And it's suddenly night]”, in La poesia di l'althri [The poetry of others], Sassari: Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, page 169:
- Sobr’a la terra è dugnunu a la sora
infiraddu da un raggiu di sòri:
ed è subbidu buggiu.- Everyone is alone on Earth, pierced by a ray of sunshine: and it's suddenly night.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːd/
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish ēþer, from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos.
Noun
ed c
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ed | eds |
definite | eden | edens | |
plural | indefinite | eder | eders |
definite | ederna | edernas |
Derived terms
- edsvuren
- gå ed på
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish ēþ, from Old Norse eið, from Proto-Germanic *aidiją, probably related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“go”) and Latin eo. Cognate with Norwegian eid, Icelandic eið, and Faroese eið.
Noun
ed n
- An isthmus; a strip of land between two bodies of water
- A portage; a route used for carrying boats between two waterways
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | ed | eds |
definite | edet | edets | |
plural | indefinite | eden | edens |
definite | edena | edenas |
Synonyms
- båtdrag
- mårka
See also
- -ed (“path along water”)
Anagrams
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Noun
ed
Veps
Verb
ed
- second-person singular present of ei
Volapük
Alternative forms
- (before a consonant) e
Conjunction
ed
- and
- 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 13:
- Fat obik ed olikan binoms flens.
- My father and yours are friends.