-ed

-ed

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ed"

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (in verbs, past participles, and some denominal adjectives):
    • (after a vowel or a voiced consonant other than a /d/) enPR: d, IPA(key): /d/
    • (after a voiceless consonant other than a /t/) enPR: t, IPA(key): /t/
    • (after a /d/ or /t/) same as below
  • (other denominal adjectives, archaic or poetic elsewhere):
    • (UK) enPR: ĭd, IPA(key): /ɪd/
      • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • (US) enPR: ĭd, IPA(key): /ɪd/ or enPR: əd, IPA(key): /əd/
    • (General Australian) enPR: əd, IPA(key): /əd/

Etymology 1

    From Middle English -ed, by apocope from -ede, -eden, from Old English -ode, -odon (class 2 weak past ending). During the Middle English period, this ending absorbed the class 1 weak past endings (-de, -don) through morphological leveling. Ultimately 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).

    See -t for the devoiced variant.

    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 + ‎-ed → ‎lived
      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 the merger of Old English -od (class 2 weak past participle) and -ed (class 1 weak past participle), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz and *-idaz respectively. Cognate with Saterland Frisian -ed.

      Suffix

      -ed

      1. Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.
        point + ‎-ed → ‎pointed
        He has pointed at the dog.
        There's the abandoned mineshaft.
        Refused entry to the club, I walked back home.
      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), Proto-Slavic *-atъ.

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. Used to form possessional adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
          Antonym: -less
          point + ‎-ed → ‎pointed
          horn + ‎-ed → ‎horned
          hoof + ‎-ed → ‎hooved
          chagrin + ‎-ed → ‎chagrined
        2. As an extension of the above, used to form possessional adjectives from adjective-noun pairs.
          red + ‎hair + ‎-ed → ‎red-haired
          left + ‎hand + ‎-ed → ‎left-handed
          two + ‎prong(s) + ‎-ed → ‎two-pronged
        Derived terms
        English terms suffixed with -ed
        Translations

        See also

        Anagrams

        Breton

        Etymology

        Cognate to Cornish -es.

        Suffix

        -ed

        1. Suffix denoting plural of certain nouns
          kazhez (female cat) + ‎-ed → ‎kazhezed (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 + ‎-ed → ‎gedownloaded
            2. (nonstandard) To form the third-person singular.
              bashen + ‎-ed → ‎sie bashed

          Hungarian

          Pronunciation

          • IPA(key): [ɛd]
          • Rhymes: -ɛd

          Etymology 1

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

          Suffix

          -ed

          1. (possessive suffix) your (second-person singular, single possession)
            kert (garden) + ‎-ed → ‎kerted (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) + ‎-ed → ‎fested (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) + ‎-ed → ‎ezred (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
          Hungarian fractional numbers suffixed with -ed

          See also

          • Category:Hungarian noun forms
          • Category:Hungarian verb forms
          • Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
          • Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

          Ido

          Etymology

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

          Suffix

          -ed

          1. contents of, -ful.
            manuo (hand) + ‎-ed → ‎manuedo (handful)

          Derived terms

          Category Ido terms suffixed with -ed not found

          Middle English

          Etymology 1

            From Old English -ed, -od, the past participle endings of weak verbs. It also frequently functions as a past tense ending via the apocope of -ede (from Old English -ode, the past tense ending of class 2 weak verbs).

            Suffix

            -ed

            1. Forms the past tense and past participle of weak verbs.
            Alternative forms
            Descendants
            • English: -ed (past tense)
            • English: -ed (past participle)
            • Scots: -it, -ed

            Etymology 2

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. alternative form of -hede

              References

              Old English

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /ed/

              Etymology 1

              Suffix

              -ed

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

              Etymology 2

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. alternative form of -od
                æppel (apple) + ‎-ed → ‎æppled (apple-shaped)

              Old Irish

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /eð/

              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

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

              See also

              • ed (isthmus)

              Welsh

              Etymology 1

              From Proto-Brythonic *-hed, from Proto-Celtic *-isetos.

              Pronunciation

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. Forms an equative of an adjective of one or two syllables.
                gwan (weak) + ‎-ed → ‎gwanned (as weak)
                rhad (cheap) + ‎-ed → ‎rhated (as cheap)
                cynt (faster, earlier, sooner) + ‎-ed → ‎cynted (as fast, as early, as soon)
              Usage notes

              Causes fortition of final voiced consonant of adjectival roots.

              Etymology 2

              Reduced form of -fed. Cognate with Cornish -es.

              Pronunciation

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. Used to form the ordinal forms of five and six.
                Synonyms: -edd, -fed, -ydd
                pump (five) + ‎-ed → ‎pumed (fifth)
                chwech (six) + ‎-ed → ‎chweched (sixth)

              Etymology 3

              Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis or Proto-Indo-European *-tus.[1]

              Pronunciation

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. Used to form verbal nouns.
                cerdd- (to walk, stem) + ‎-ed → ‎cerdded (to walk, verbal noun)
                clyw- (to hear, stem) + ‎-ed → ‎clywed (to hear, verbal noun)

              Etymology 4

              Cognate with Cornish -es.

              Pronunciation

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. Used to form nouns.
                colli (to lose) + ‎-ed → ‎colled (loss)
                sych (dry) + ‎-ed → ‎syched (thirst)
                cymuno (to take communion, to communicate) + ‎-ed → ‎cymuned (community)

              Etymology 5

              Pronunciation

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. Used to form plural nouns.
                Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -au, -edd, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -on, -ydd, -yr, -ys
                pryf (bug, insect) + ‎-ed → ‎pryfed (bugs, insects)
                merch (girl) + ‎-ed → ‎merched (girls)
              Usage notes

              -ed is only used in the above two plural forms in Modern Welsh.

              Etymology 6

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /ɛd/

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. (literary) verb suffix for the third-person singular imperative

              Etymology 7

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /ɛd/

              Suffix

              -ed

              1. (literary) verb suffix for the third-person singular imperative
                Synonyms: -pwyd, -wyd
              Usage notes
              • Rare in Modern Welsh with a few verbs creating an alternative secondary form.
              ganwyd, ganedwas born, one bore
              trowyd, troedwas turned, one turned
              cafwyd, caedwas had, one had
              daethpwyd, deuwyd, doedone came

              Derived terms

              References

              1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 203 iii 8

              Further reading

              R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “-ed”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies