ped

ped

See also: PED, pęd, peð, and -ped

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛd/

• Audio (AU)

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• Rhymes: -ɛd

Etymology 1

Clipping of pedestrian.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

1. (on traffic signs) A pedestrian.
2. A pedestal.

Translations

pedestrian — see pedestrian

Etymology 2

Middle English. See peddler.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

1. (obsolete) A basket; a hamper; a pannier.
   • 1557 February 13, Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie., London: […] Richard Tottel, OCLC 1049068421; republished London: Reprinted for Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […], 1810, OCLC 7109675:

     A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped,
     with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “soil”).

Noun

ped (plural peds)

1. (soil science) An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

Related terms

• pedality
• pedogenesis
• pedology

 

Etymology 4

Clipping of moped.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

1. (slang, MLE) A motorcycle.

Etymology 5

Clipping of pedophile.

Noun

ped (plural peds)

1. (slang, rare) A pedophile.

Anagrams

• DEP, DPE, EDP, EPD, PDE, Pde, dep, dep., dép

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pędь.

Noun

pẹ̑d f

1. span (unit of length)

Further reading

• “ped”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Swedish

Etymology

Clipping of velociped. Compare the development to Danish bil, which is derived from automobil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peːd/
• Rhymes: -eːd

Noun

ped m or n

1. (dialectal, Ostrobothnia) bicycle
   • 2018, Rickard Eklund (lyrics and music), “Tuva”, in (ätt)‎:

     Åså to an piede å for ut i räine

     And then he took his bike and went out in the rain

   Synonym: cykel

Related terms

• peda

References

• ped in Ordbok över Finlands svenska folkmål, Institute for the Languages of Finland.

Anagrams

• PDE

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ped/

Noun

ped (definite accusative pedi, plural pedler)

1. sanitary towel, sanitary napkin

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	ped
Definite accusative	pedi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ped	pedler
Definite accusative	pedi	pedleri
Dative	pede	pedlere
Locative	pedde	pedlerde
Ablative	pedden	pedlerden
Genitive	pedin	pedlerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular pedim pedlerim 2nd singular pedin pedlerin 3rd singular pedi pedleri 1st plural pedimiz pedlerimiz 2nd plural pediniz pedleriniz 3rd plural pedleri pedleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular pedimi pedlerimi 2nd singular pedini pedlerini 3rd singular pedini pedlerini 1st plural pedimizi pedlerimizi 2nd plural pedinizi pedlerinizi 3rd plural pedlerini pedlerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular pedime pedlerime 2nd singular pedine pedlerine 3rd singular pedine pedlerine 1st plural pedimize pedlerimize 2nd plural pedinize pedlerinize 3rd plural pedlerine pedlerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular pedimde pedlerimde 2nd singular pedinde pedlerinde 3rd singular pedinde pedlerinde 1st plural pedimizde pedlerimizde 2nd plural pedinizde pedlerinizde 3rd plural pedlerinde pedlerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular pedimden pedlerimden 2nd singular pedinden pedlerinden 3rd singular pedinden pedlerinden 1st plural pedimizden pedlerimizden 2nd plural pedinizden pedlerinizden 3rd plural pedlerinden pedlerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular pedimin pedlerimin 2nd singular pedinin pedlerinin 3rd singular pedinin pedlerinin 1st plural pedimizin pedlerimizin 2nd plural pedinizin pedlerinizin 3rd plural pedlerinin pedlerinin