imped
English
Etymology 1
Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ĭmʹpĕd, IPA(key): /ˈɪmpɛd/
Noun
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
- “imped, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: ĭmpt, ĭmʹpĭd, IPA(key): /ɪmpt/, /ˈɪmpɪd/
Adjective
imped (not comparable)
References
- “imped, ppl. a.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
imped
- simple past and past participle of imp
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