-ED


Meaning of -ED in English

I. d after a vowel or b, g, j, l, m, n, ŋ, r, th, v, z, or zh; əd, id after d or t; t after other sounds; exceptions are pronounced at their entries verb suffix or adjective suffix

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -ed, -od, -ad; akin to Old High German -t, past participle ending, Latin -tus, Greek -tos, suffix forming verbals

1. — used to form the past participle of regular weak verbs

end ed

fad ed

tri ed

patt ed

2. — used to form adjectives of identical meaning from Latin-derived adjectives ending in -ate

crenulat ed

3.

a. : having : characterized by

cultur ed

two-legg ed

b. : having the characteristics of

bigot ed

II. verb suffix

Etymology: Middle English -ede, -de, from Old English -de, -ede, -ode, -ade; akin to Old High German -ta, past ending (1st singular) and probably to Old High German -t, past participle ending

— used to form the past tense of regular weak verbs

judg ed

deni ed

dropp ed

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.