Eid

See also: eid, eið, -eid, 'eid, and 'Eid

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عِيد‎ (ʿīd) via Persian عید‎ ('eid).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

Proper noun

Eid (plural Eids)

  1. (Islam) A Muslim religious festival.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German eit, from Old High German eid, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-. Compare Dutch eed, English oath, Danish ed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɪ̯t/, [ʔäe̯t]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯t

Noun

Eid m (genitive Eides or Eids, plural Eide)

  1. (especially official, law, politics, military) oath

Declension
Declension of Eid
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eid die Eide
genitive eines des Eides,
Eids		 der Eide
dative einem dem Eid,
Eide1		 den Eiden
accusative einen den Eid die Eide
1Now uncommon, see notes

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Further reading
  • Eid in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eid

  1. A municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. To be merged with Selje on 1 January 2020 under the name of Stad.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Eid

  1. A municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Eid m (plural Eide)

  1. oath
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