imped
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmʹpĕd, IPA(key): /ˈɪmpɛd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪmpɛd
Noun edit
imped (plural impeds)
- a creature without feet
- 1861, Richard Owen, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- 1894: The Reverend Richard Owen (Richard Owen’s grandson), The Life of Richard Owen, volume 2, page 119
- Aristotle had divided the group into bipeds, quadrupeds and impeds.
References edit
- “imped, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭmpt, ĭmʹpĭd, IPA(key): /ɪmpt/, /ˈɪmpɪd/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪmpt, -ɪmpɪd
Adjective edit
imped (not comparable)
References edit
- “imped, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
imped
- simple past and past participle of imp