fid
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A fid in use aboard the USS John C. Stennis.
English
Etymology
Origin unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
fid (plural fids)
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- (nautical) A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing.
- Coordinate term: marlinspike
- (nautical) A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
- A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
- A small thick piece of anything.
- 1872, The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature:
- Four — dreadfully unclad — men, carefully oiled, to protect their skin against the great heat, are moving about with long iron spoons, stirring here and mixing there, or kneading into little fids various compounds of coarse sugar and rancid butter […]
- A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
- (nautical, slang) The penis.
Verb
fid (third-person singular simple present fids, present participle fidding, simple past and past participle fidded)
- To support a topmast using a fid.
Anagrams
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *widus.
Pronunciation
Noun
fid m
Declension
| Masculine u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fid | fidL | fedaeH |
| Vocative | fid | fidL | fidu |
| Accusative | fidN | fidL | fidu |
| Genitive | fedoH, fedaH | fedoL, fedaL | fedaeN |
| Dative | fidL | fedaib | fedaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fid | ḟid | fid pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Volapük
Noun
fid (nominative plural fids)
Declension
declension of fid
Derived terms
- fidacan (“comestible”), fidacans (“comestibles”)
- fidacem (“dining room”)
- fidalecem (“dining hall, (hotel) dining room, refectory”)
- fidalöläd (“cover, place setting”)
- fidaspun (“tablespoon”)
- fidastafil (“chopstick”)
- fidasälun (“dining parlour”)
- fidatab (“dining table”)
- fided (“dinner, lunch”)
- fidedagefem (“table or dinner service”)
- fidedastömem (“dinner tableware, dishes”)
- fidedön (“to dine, have a meal”)
- fidot (“something eaten, item eaten”)
- fidovik (“edible, eatable”)
- fidäd (“meal (in general”)
- fidädakad (“menu (table d'hôte)”)
- fidön (“to eat”)
- fidüp (“mealtime”)
Welsh
Verb
fid
- Soft mutation of bid.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bid | fid | mid | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||