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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech jěd, from Proto-Slavic *ědъ; either from *ěsti (“to eat”), from Proto-Indo-European *ēd-,[1] or related to Middle High German eitar (“pus”), from Proto-Indo-European *oid-.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
jed m inan
- poison
- venom
Declension
Declension of jed (hard masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “jed”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “jed”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “jed”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Mokilese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik (“sea, saltwater”)
Noun
jed
- seawater
- salt
Derived terms
References
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Akin to jad.
Pronunciation
Noun
jȇd m (Cyrillic spelling је̑д)
- anger, rage, fury
- bitterness, meanness, bile
- (expressively) poison
- (regional) bile (secretion)
References
- “jed”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)ědъ, most likely from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-u-, an extension of Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jed m inan (relational adjective jedový)
- poison
- venom
Declension
Declension of
jed (pattern
dub)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jed”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025