ed

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɛd

Noun

ed (countable and uncountable, plural eds)

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

See also

• come ed (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• de-, D&E, dE, DE, de, De

Alternative forms

• edu

Etymology

From Latin haedus. Compare Romanian ied.

Noun

ed m (plural edz, feminine equivalent eadã)

1. kid (goat)

Etymology

From English -ed.

Pronunciation

Particle

ed

1. (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

See also

• ED

Conjunction

ed

1. Alternative form of è

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)

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

References

• “ed” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd/

Noun

ed m (plural eds)

1. eth

Anagrams

• de, dé

Adjective

ed

1. white

Alternative forms

• e (apocope)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛd/

Conjunction

ed

1. and

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.d‿/

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

• de, de', de-, dè

Etymology

Derived from English head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ed/

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /ˈʔed/ [ˈʔed̚]
• Rhymes: -ed
• Syllabification: ed

Article

ed

1. oblique argument, specifically a place or time marker

References

• Janet L. Allen (2014) Kankanaey: A Role and Reference Grammar Analysis‎ (overall work in English), →ISBN, page 128

Etymology

Alternative spelling of et; see aliquit#Etymology.

Conjunction

ed

1. (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of et (“and”)

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [ɛrʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /jɛrʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {yed}

Verb

ed

1. (archaic) to become red, of leaves

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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).

Alternative forms

• hed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eð/

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ed/

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.

     [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. 19^th century, anonymous, “[untitled song]”, 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 [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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːd/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

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

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.

Anagrams

• -de, de, de-

Etymology

From English head.

Noun

ed

1. head

Verb

ed

1. second-person singular present of ei

Alternative forms

• (before a consonant) e

Conjunction

ed

1. and
   • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 13:

     Fat obik ed olikan binoms flens.

     My father and yours are friends.