fed

See also: Fed, Fed., and FED

English

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Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛd
• IPA^(key): /fɛd/

Etymology 1

Shortening of federal.

Noun

fed (plural feds)

1. (US, slang) a federal government officer or official, especially FBI and DEA agents.
2. (UK, slang) a police officer.

Synonyms

• (police officer): see Wikisaurus:police officer

Etymology 2

Verb

fed

1. simple past tense and past participle of feed

Derived terms

• fed up

Anagrams

• def

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feð/, [feːˀð], [feðˀ]
• Rhymes: -eð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse feitr (“fat”).

Adjective

fed (neuter fedt, definite and plural fede, comparative federe, superlative fedest)

1. fat (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body), obese
2. fatty, rich
3. great, smashing
4. (of a typeface) bold

Derived terms

• fede verb
• fedme c
• fedt n
• fedte verb
• fedtet adj

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fit.

Noun

fed n (singular definite feddet, plural indefinite fed)

1. skein
2. clove

Inflection

Inflection of fed

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fed	feddet	fed	feddene
genitive	feds	feddets	feds	feddenes

Etymology 3

See fede (“to fatten”).

Verb

fed

1. imperative of fede

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Dutch

Abbreviation

fed.

1. federatie

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *pintä- (“to close, cover”). Likely cognate with Finnish pinne and Udmurt поди (podi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛd/
• Hyphenation: fed

Verb

fed

1. to cover

Conjugation

conjugation of fed

Infinitive			fedni
Past participle			fedett
Present participle			fedő
Future participle			fedendő
Adverbial participle			fedve
Potential			fedhet
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative Mood	Present	Indefinite	fedek	fedsz	fed	fedünk	fedtek	fednek
		Definite	fedem én téged/titeket fedlek	feded	fedi	fedjük	feditek	fedik
	Past	Indefinite	fedtem	fedtél	fedett	fedtünk	fedtetek	fedtek
		Definite	fedtem én téged/titeket fedtelek	fedted	fedte	fedtük	fedtétek	fedték
Conditional Mood	Present	Indefinite	fednék	fednél	fedne	fednénk	fednétek	fednének
		Definite	fedném én téged/titeket fednélek	fednéd	fedné	fednénk	fednétek	fednék
Subjunctive Mood	Present	Indefinite	fedjek	fedj or fedjél	fedjen	fedjünk	fedjetek	fedjenek
		Definite	fedjem én téged/titeket fedjelek	fedd or fedjed	fedje	fedjük	fedjétek	fedjék
Conjugated Infinitive			fednem	fedned	fednie	fednünk	fednetek	fedniük

Derived terms

• befed
• felfed
• fedez
• felfedez

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Lojban

Rafsi

fed

1. rafsi of fendi.

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fed/

Noun

fed (plural feds)

1. federation

Declension

declension of fed

	singular	plural
nominative	fed	feds
genitive	feda	fedas
dative	fede	fedes
accusative	fedi	fedis
predicative	fedu	fedus
vocative	o fed!	o feds!