їда

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jiˈda]

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Noun

їда́ • (jidá) f inan (genitive їди́, uncountable)

1. (colloquial, rare) food

   Synonym: (standard term) ї́жа (jíža)

2. eating

   під час їди́ ― pid čas jidý ― while eating

Usage notes

When describing the process of eating in sentences such as during eating or after eating, їда́ should be used instead of ї́жа.

Declension

Declension of їда́ (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-d)

	singular
nominative	їда́ jidá
genitive	їди́ jidý
dative	їді́ jidí
accusative	їду́ jidú
instrumental	їдо́ю jidóju
locative	їді́ jidí
vocative	ї́до jído

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “їда”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka