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sped

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See also: spęd and SPED

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɛd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology 1

Verb

sped

  1. simple past and past participle of speed
    Synonym: speeded

Etymology 2

From SPED.

Noun

sped (plural speds)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A special education student.

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Adjective

sped

  1. late

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

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Malay

Noun

sped

  1. (card games) spades (suit)
    Synonym: sekopong

See also

Suits in Malay · daun terup (layout · text)
Hearts Diamonds Spades Clubs
lekuk, pangkah ciduk, daiman, retin sekopong, sped kelawar

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English spēd, for earlier spōed, from Proto-West Germanic *spōdi, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *speh₁-.

Pronunciation

Noun

sped (uncountable)

  1. fortune, luck (especially good)
    1. success (the achievement of a goal)
    2. (rare) abundance, prosperity
  2. speed, velocity (rate of action, usually motion):
    1. speediness, haste (fast movement or action)
    2. power, efficacy (capacity to effect)
  3. help, assistance (something ameliorative)
  4. (Late Middle English) benefit (something positive)
  5. (rare) intent, aim, goal

Descendants

  • English: speed (see there for further descendants)
  • Middle Scots: sped, spede, speid

References

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spōdi (prosperity, success).

Pronunciation

Noun

spēd f

  1. success, prosperity

Declension

Strong i-stem:

More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Descendants

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Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

sped (nominative plural speds)

  1. lance

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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