fid
English edit
Etymology edit
Origin unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fid (plural fids)
- (nautical) A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing.
- Coordinate term: marlinspike
- (nautical) A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
- A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
- A small thick piece of anything.
- 1872, The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature:
- Four — dreadfully unclad — men, carefully oiled, to protect their skin against the great heat, are moving about with long iron spoons, stirring here and mixing there, or kneading into little fids various compounds of coarse sugar and rancid butter […]
- A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
- (nautical, slang) The penis.
Verb edit
fid (third-person singular simple present fids, present participle fidding, simple past and past participle fidded)
- To support a topmast using a fid.
Anagrams edit
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *widus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fid m
Declension edit
Masculine u-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | fid | fidL | fedaeH |
Vocative | fid | fidL | fidu |
Accusative | fidN | fidL | fidu |
Genitive | fedoH, fedaH | fedoL, fedaL | fedaeN |
Dative | fidL | fedaib | fedaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
fid | ḟid | fid pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Volapük edit
Noun edit
fid (nominative plural fids)
Declension edit
declension of fid
Derived terms edit
- fidacan (“comestible”), fidacans (“comestibles”)
- fidacem (“dining room”)
- fidalecem (“dining hall, (hotel) dining room, refectory”)
- fidalöläd (“cover, place setting”)
- fidaspun (“tablespoon”)
- fidastafil (“chopstick”)
- fidasälun (“dining parlour”)
- fidatab (“dining table”)
- fided (“dinner, lunch”)
- fidedagefem (“table or dinner service”)
- fidedastömem (“dinner tableware, dishes”)
- fidedön (“to dine, have a meal”)
- fidot (“something eaten, item eaten”)
- fidovik (“edible, eatable”)
- fidäd (“meal (in general”)
- fidädakad (“menu (table d'hôte)”)
- fidön (“to eat”)
- fidüp (“mealtime”)
Welsh edit
Verb edit
fid
- Soft mutation of bid.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
bid | fid | mid | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |