pod

See also -pod, and POD

English

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːd
• (UK) IPA: /ˈpɒd/

Rhymes: -ɒd

• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑd/

Etymology 1

From Middle English *pod (“seed-pod, husk, shell”), from Old English pād (“an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak”), from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“coat, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *baitā- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old Saxon pēda (“skirt”), German dialectal Pfeid, Pfeit (“shirt”), Gothic  (paida, “mantle, skirt”), Ancient Greek  (báitā, “goat-skin, fur-coat or tent”).

Noun

pod (plural pods)

1. (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
2. a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations

Derived terms

• peapod
• seedpod

Synonyms

• (botany, seed case for legumes): capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vessel

Translations

seed case

Armenian: պատյան (hy) (patyan) Czech: lusk (cs) m. Danish: bælg (da) c. Dutch: peul (nl) Finnish: palko (fi) French: cosse (fr) f. German: Schote (de) f. Ido: shelo (io) Italian: buccia (it) f., baccello (it) Japanese: さや (ja) (saya)

Luxembourgish: Scheek (lb) f. Navajo: atsʼaʼ, atsʼéézh Norwegian: belg (no) m. Portuguese: vagem (pt) f. Romanian: păstaie (ro) f. Russian: стручок (ru) (stručók) m. Spanish: vaina (es) f. Swedish: balja (sv) c., skida (sv) c.

small vehicle

Danish: kapsel (da) c. Dutch: capsule (nl) French: nacelle (fr) f. Italian: capsula (it), navicella (it) Norwegian: kapsel (no) m.

Portuguese: cápsula (pt) f. Russian: капсула (ru) (kápsula) f. Spanish: cápsula de escape (es) f.

Verb

pod (third-person singular simple present pods, present participle podding, simple past and past participle podded)

1. (intransitive) To bear or produce pods
2. (transitive) To remove peas from their case.

Translations

To remove peas from their case

Dutch: peulen (nl) Finnish: kuoria (herneitä)

Romanian: capsulă Russian: лущить (ru) (luščít')

Etymology 2

From a special use of Etymology 1. See above.

Noun

pod (plural pods)

1. A group of whales, dolphins, porpoises or hippopotami.

Synonyms

gam

Translations

group of whales

Finnish: parvi (fi) German: Schule (de) f.

Russian: косяк (ru) m.

Anagrams

• dop , DOP

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Czech

Pronunciation

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Preposition

pod + instrumental

1. below

Synonyms

• pode

Antonyms

• nad

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Polish

pod

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *podъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po + dʰh₁-o-

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pɔt̪]

• audio

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• Homophones: pot

Preposition

pod

1. below
2. under

   pod ziemią — underground

3. beneath
4. underneath

Related terms

• pode

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Romanian

Etymology

From a Common Slavic podŭ.

Noun

pod n. (plural poduri)

1. bridge
2. attic

Declension

declension of pod

	singular		plural
gender n.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un pod	podul	niște poduri	podurile
genitive/dative	unui pod	podului	unor poduri	podurilor

See also

• punte

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pôd/

Noun

pȍd m. (Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

1. floor
2. ground

Declension

    declension of pod

	singular	plural
nominative	pȍd	pòdovi
genitive	pòda	podova
dative	pòdu	podovima
accusative	pod	podove
vocative	pode	podovi
locative	pòdu	podovima
instrumental	podom	podovima

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pôd/

Preposition

pȍd (Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

1. below
2. under
3. beneath

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Slovene

Noun

pod m.

1. floor (lower part of a room)

This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at floor. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see pod in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Volapük

Noun

pod (plural pods)

1. apple

Declension

declension of pod

	singular	plural
nominative	pod	pods
genitive	poda	podas
dative	pode	podes
accusative	podi	podis
predicative	podu	podus
vocative	o pod!	o pods!