ED


Meaning of ED in English

n.

Pronunciation: d after a vowel or b, g, j, l, m, n, ŋ , r, th , v, z, or zh; ə d, id after d or t; t after other sounds; exceptions are pronounced at their entries

Function: 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 >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.