reed

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Verb 3 West Frisian 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• rēd, /riːd/, /ri:d/

  Homophones: read

  Rhymes: -iːd

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English rede, Old English hrēod. Akin to German Ried. No cognates in North Germanic languages, but a Gothic  (hriud) was derived^[1]. It is theorised that the word may have a relation to ritae in Noctes Atticae (Aulus Gellius).^[1]

[edit] Noun

reed (countable and uncountable; plural: reeds)

1. (countable) Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
2. (countable) The hollow stem of these plants.
3. (countable) Part of the mouthpiece of certain woodwind instruments, comprising of a thin piece of wood or metal which shakes very quickly to produce sound when a musician blows over it.
4. (countable) A musical instrument such as the clarinet or oboe, which produces sound when a musician blows on the reed.
5. (uncountable) (as a material)

[edit] Derived terms

• reedy
• reed organ

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[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} The supposition about Gothic and the quote from Noctes Atticae in Deutsches Wörterbuch: "dixit ... amicus meus in libro se Gavi de origine vocabulorum VII legisse "retas" vocari arbores, quae aut ripis fluminum eminerent aut in alveis eorum exstarent"

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of deer
• dere, de re
• dree
• rede

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Verb

reed

1. singular past tense of rijden

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

reed c.

1. driveway
2. road