pied

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paɪd/
• Rhymes: -aɪd

Verb

pied

1. simple past tense and past participle of pi
2. simple past tense and past participle of pie

Adjective

pied (comparative more pied, superlative most pied)

1. Decorated or colored in blotches.
   • Burton

     pied coats

   • Milton

     meadows trim with daisies pied

Anagrams

• Diep, Pedi, pedi, pide

Etymology

From Middle French pied, from Old French pié, from Latin pedem, accusative of pes. The <-d> is a later orthographical addition based on etymology. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Compare Catalan peu, Italian piede, Latvian pēda, Lithuanian pėda, Portuguese pé, Sardinian pei, Spanish pie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pje/

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Noun

pied m (plural pieds)

1. (anatomy) foot
2. leg, foot (projection on the bottom of a piece of equipment to support it)
3. An old unit of measure equal to 32.5 centimetres
4. Translation for English foot (approx. 30.5 centimetres)
5. (poetry) foot

Further reading

• “pied” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• pié

Etymology

From Old French pié.

Noun

pied m (plural pieds)

1. foot

Etymology

Borrowed from French pied.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈed/

Noun

pied (plural pieds)

1. (unit of measure) foot