-ед

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From есть (jestʹ, “to eat”), Proto-Slavic *ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēˀstei, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.

Suffix

-ед • (-ed)

  1. Suffix added to stems to show that it eats something.
    ‎мя́со (mjáso, “meat”) + ‎-ед (-ed) → ‎мясое́д (mjasojéd, “carnivore, meat-eater”)
    ‎мёд (mjod, “honey”) + ‎-ед (-ed) → ‎медое́д (medojéd, “honey badger”)

Declension

Derived terms
Russian words suffixed with -ед

See also

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