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English
Etymology
Shortening.
Pronunciation
Noun
ed (countable and uncountable , plural eds )
edition
editor
education ( uncountable )
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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Anagrams
Aromanian
Etymology
From Latin haedus . Compare Romanian ied .
Noun
ed m (plural edz , feminine equivalent eadã )
kid (goat)
Chinese
Etymology
From English -ed .
Pronunciation
Particle
ed
( Hong Kong Cantonese , neologism ) Used to denote an action which has been completed.
覆 ed ― fuk1 dat4 ― replied
fol ed ― fo1 dat4 ― followed
J ed ― zei1 dat4 ― jerked off; wanked off
Usage notes
Often used with words derived from English or spelled in the Latin alphabet.
Synonyms
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
Noun
ed c (singular definite eden , plural indefinite eder )
an oath ( solemn pledge )
a curse , an epithet
Declension
Synonyms
References
French
Pronunciation
Noun
ed m (plural eds )
eth
Anagrams
Girirra
Adjective
ed
white
Ido
Etymology
Borrowing from French et , Italian ed , Russian и ( i ) and Spanish e .
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ed
and
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈed/ , /ed/
Rhymes: -ed
Hyphenation: éd , ed
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
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
Derived from English head .
Pronunciation
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
ed at JamaicanPatwah.com
ed at majstro.com
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔed/
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 (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
( archaic ) to become red , of leaves
References
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ed , from Proto-Celtic *ed , from Proto-Indo-European *id .
Pronoun
ed n
it
Descendants
Irish: ea
Scottish Gaelic: eadh
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 ) 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 ” ) .
Noun
ed n
space , distance , interval
extent , length
Descendants
Further reading
Mutation
Mutation of ed
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
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
“ed” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“ed” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ed , from Proto-Indo-European *id , cognate with Latin id .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ed n
it , this
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. 17c 7
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. 20a 4
masu ed do·roígaid if it is this that you pl have chosen
Descendants
Middle Irish: ed Irish: ea Scottish Gaelic: eadh
Sassarese
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ed
Alternative form of e , found before a vowel
1866 , Antonio Martini , chapter IV , in Giovanni Spano , transl., L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju , 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. 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 ”, in La poesia di l'althri , 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
an oath (solemn pledge)
an oath (curse, curse word)
Declension
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
An isthmus ; a strip of land between two bodies of water
A portage ; a route used for carrying boats between two waterways
Declension
Synonyms
See also
Anagrams
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
From English head .
Noun
ed
head
Veps
Verb
ed
second-person singular present of ei
Volapük
Conjunction
ed
and
1932 , Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal , page 13 :Fat obik ed olikan binoms flens. My father and yours are friends.