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English

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Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛd/
    • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Noun

ed (countable and uncountable, plural eds)

  1. edition
  2. editor
  3. education (uncountable)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin haedus. Compare Romanian ied.

Noun

ed m (plural edz, feminine equivalent eadã)

  1. kid (goat)

Chinese

Etymology

From English -ed.

Pronunciation

Particle

ed

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) Used to denote an action which has been completed.
    ed [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  fuk1 dat4   ―  replied
    fol ed [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  fo1 dat4   ―  followed
    J ed [Hong Kong Cantonese]  ―  zei1 dat4   ―  jerked off; wanked off

Usage notes

Often used with words derived from English or spelled in the Latin alphabet.

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Corsican

Conjunction

ed

  1. 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

Noun

ed c (singular definite eden, plural indefinite eder)

  1. an oath (solemn pledge)
  2. a curse, an epithet

Declension

Synonyms

References

French

Pronunciation

Noun

ed m (plural eds)

  1. eth

Anagrams

Girirra

Adjective

ed

  1. white

Ido

Alternative forms

  • e (apocope)

Etymology

Borrowing from French et, Italian ed, Russian и (i) and Spanish e.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ed

  1. and

Related terms

  • ad (to)
  • od (or)

Italian

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ed

  1. (before vowels) Alternative form of e for euphony, especially before /e/ or /ɛ/; and
    Parlo italiano ed esperanto.
    I speak Italian and Esperanto.

Anagrams

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English head.

Pronunciation

Noun

ed (plural ed dem, quantified ed)

  1. 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,
  2. head (leader)
    Synonym: liida

Further reading

  • ed at JamaicanPatwah.com
  • ed at majstro.com

Marshallese

Pronunciation

Verb

ed

  1. (archaic) to become red, of leaves

References

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)

  1. an oath

References

  • “ed” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “ed” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *id, cognate with Latin id.

Pronoun

ed n

  1. it
    • 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 what the heretics say.
Descendants
  • Irish: ea
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadh

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ed n

  1. space, distance, interval
  2. extent, length
Inflection
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative edN edN edL, eda
Vocative edN edN edL, eda
Accusative edN edN edL, eda
Genitive eidL ed edN
Dative edL edaib edaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants

Sassarese

Pronunciation

Conjunction

ed

  1. 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]‎, 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.
      [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, “”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese, volume 2, Cagliari, song 15, page 87:
      Dunca lu megliu è
      Tu pensa a la to’ pazi, ed eju a me.
      So the best is: you think about your own peace, and I 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

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish ēþer, from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óytos.

Noun

ed c

  1. an oath (solemn pledge)
    svära en ed
    swear an oath
  2. an oath (curse, curse word)
Declension
Declension of ed 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ed eden eder ederna
Genitive eds edens eders edernas
Derived terms

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

  1. An isthmus; a strip of land between two bodies of water
  2. A portage; a route used for carrying boats between two waterways
Declension
Declension of ed 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ed edet eden edena
Genitive eds edets edens edenas
Synonyms

See also

  • -ed (path along water)

Anagrams

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

From English head.

Noun

ed

  1. head

Veps

Verb

ed

  1. second-person singular present of ei

Volapük

Alternative forms

  • (before a consonant) e

Conjunction

ed

  1. and

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