imped

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
  - 1.1.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.1.2 Noun
    - 1.1.2.1 References
- 1.2 Etymology 2
  - 1.2.1 Pronunciation
  - 1.2.2 Adjective
    - 1.2.2.1 References

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 (apous).

Pronunciation [edit]

(RP) enPR: ĭmʹpĕd, IPA: /ˈɪmpɛd/, X-SAMPA: /"ImpEd/

Noun [edit]

imped (plural impeds)

A creature without feet.
- 1861: Richard Owen in:
- 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 [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Etymology 2 [edit]

imp +‎ -ed

Pronunciation [edit]

(RP) enPR: ĭmpt, ĭmʹpĭd, IPA: /ɪmpt/, /ˈɪmpɪd/, X-SAMPA: /Impt/, /"ImpId/

Adjective [edit]

imped (not comparable)

(especially of feathers in falconry) Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.

References [edit]

“imped, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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