-d

See also: Appendix:Variations of "d"

English

Suffix

-d

1. Alternative form of -ed now only standard with words which end in -e, but historically permissable in all the same places as -ed.

   bone → boned, pirouette → pirouetted, learn → learnd

2. An empty suffix, perhaps derived from the past-tense suffix above, added in some dialects to the present tense forms of some words which then add an additional -ed in the past tense.

   damn → damnd (→ damnded), drown → drownd (→ drownded)

3. Marks ordinals written in digits when the final term of the spelled number is "second" or "third"

   2d grade; 23d century

Synonyms

• (marking ordinals ending with "second"): -nd
• (marking ordinals ending with "third"): -rd

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-t, from Proto-Uralic *-t.

Suffix

-d

1. (case suffix) Forms the nominative and accusative plural.

   ‎elu (“life”) + ‎-d → ‎elud (“lives”)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse -d, -ð, from Proto-Germanic *-iþō.

Suffix

-d f (genitive -dar, plural -dir)

1. -th, -ness

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-d	-din	-dir	-dirnar
accusative	-d	-dina	-dir	-dirnar
dative	-d	-dini	-dum	-dunum
genitive	-dar	-darinnar	-da	-danna

Derived terms

Faroese terms suffixed with -d

nøgd

samkynd

stødd

yngd

Fula

Affix

-d

1. (Pulaar) indicates that the action is performed with someone or something

   ‎haalde (“to say, speak”) + ‎-d → ‎haaldude (“to talk to each other, negotiate, transact”)

Usage notes

• placed between the verb stem and the ending

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.