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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From Middle English -ede, -eden, from Old English -ode, -odon (class 2 weak past ending), from Proto-Germanic *-ōd-, *-ōdēdun. Cognate with Saterland Frisian -ede (-ed, first person singular past indicative ending), Low German -de (-ed, first and third person singular past indicative ending), Dutch -d (-ed), German -t (-ed), Swedish -ade (-ed), Icelandic -aði (-ed).

    Suffix

    -ed

    1. Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.
      live + -edlived
      Once upon a time a little princess lived with her mother in a lonely castle.
      Jose phoned five minutes ago.
    Translations

    Etymology 2

      From Middle English -ed, from Old English -od (class 2 weak past participle), from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian -ed.

      Suffix

      -ed

      1. Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.
        point + -edpointed
        He has pointed at the dog.
        There's the abandoned mineshaft.
      Translations

      Etymology 3

        From Middle English -ed, from Old English -od (adjective suffix), from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos. While identical in appearance to the past participle of class 2 weak verbs, this suffix was attached directly to nouns without any intervening verb. Cognate with Latin -ātus (whence also a doublet -ate).

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
          Antonym: -less
          point + -edpointed
          horn + -edhorned
          hoof + -edhooved
          chagrin + -edchagrined
        2. As an extension of the above, used to form possessional adjectives from adjective-noun pairs.
          red + hair + -edred-haired
          left + hand + -edleft-handed
          two + prong(s) + -edtwo-pronged
        Derived terms
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        Breton

        Etymology

        Cognate to Cornish -es.

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. Suffix denoting plural of certain nouns
          kazhez (female cat) + -edkazhezed (female cats)

        Derived terms

        German

        Etymology

        Borrowed from English -ed (past participle suffix).

        Suffix

        -ed (sometimes proscribed)

        1. alternative form of -t used in verbs borrowed from English:
          1. To form past participles.
            downloaden + -edgedownloaded
          2. (nonstandard) To form the third-person singular.
            bashen + -edsie bashed

        Hungarian

        Pronunciation

        Etymology 1

        From -e- (linking vowel) + -d (possessive suffix).

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. (possessive suffix) your (second-person singular, single possession)
          kert (garden) + -edkerted (your (singular, informal) garden)
          Megbízol engem a kerted gondozásával?Will you entrust me with the care of your garden?
        Usage notes
        • (possessive suffix) Variants:
          -d is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
          -ad is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -od is added to the other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -ed is added to unrounded (and some rounded) front-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -öd is added to most rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

        Etymology 2

        From -e- (linking vowel) + -d (personal suffix).

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. (personal suffix) Forms the definite second-person singular indicative present of verbs.
          fest (to paint) + -edfested (you paint [him/her/it], you are painting [him/her/it])
          Mikor fested a kerítést?When do you paint the fence?
        Usage notes
        • (personal suffix) See harmonic variants in the table below.

        Etymology 3

        From -e- (linking vowel) + -d (fraction-forming and verb-forming suffix).

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. (fraction-forming suffix) -th (added to a cardinal number to form a fraction)
          ezer (thousand) + -edezred (thousandth)
        2. (frequentative verb-forming suffix) Added to a stem to form a verb to indicate repetitive action. No longer productive.
          szenved (to suffer)
        Usage notes
        • (fraction-forming suffix) Variants:
          -d is added to words ending in a vowel
          -ad is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -od is added to some other back-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -ed is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
          -öd is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
        • (frequentative suffix) Variants:
          -d is found only in a few words as an obscured suffix
          mond (to say, tell), kezd (to begin)
          -od is added to back-vowel words
          tapod (to tread on something)
          -ad is added to back-vowel words
          -ed is added to unrounded front-vowel words
          szenved (to suffer)
          -öd is added to rounded front-vowel words
          bököd (to repeatedly poke at something)
        Derived terms

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        Ido

        Etymology

        From French -ée, Italian -ata, Spanish -ada, ultimately from Latin -atus.

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. contents of, -ful.
          manuo (hand) + -edmanuedo (handful)

        Derived terms

        Category Ido terms suffixed with -ed not found

        Middle English

        Etymology 1

          Suffix

          -ed

          1. Forms the past participle of weak verbs.
          Alternative forms

          Etymology 2

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. alternative form of -hede

            References

            Old English

            Pronunciation

            Etymology 1

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. Used to form the past participle of class I weak verbs
              fremman (to perform) + -edfremed (performed)

            Etymology 2

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. alternative form of -od
              æppel (apple) + -edæppled (apple-shaped)

            Old Irish

            Pronunciation

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. slender form of -ad

            Spanish

            Etymology

            From Latin -ēte (second-person plural present active imperative ending of second conjugation verbs).

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. used to form the informal second-person plural imperative mood of -er verbs
              comer (to eat) + -ed¡Comed! (Eat!)

            Swedish

            Suffix

            -ed c

            More information Examples ...
            1. (place-names) path between or along water
              Synonym: -eda

            See also

            • ed (isthmus)

            Welsh

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