eddy

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛd.i/ Rhymes: -ɛdi === Etymology 1 === From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- +‎ ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”). ==== Noun ==== eddy (plural eddies) A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. A circular current; a whirlpool. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== countercurrent dust devil stream pool ==== Verb ==== eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied) (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle. 2023, Clayton Collins, quoted in: Clayton Collins, Jingnan Peng, Right to arms, right to peace? Our writer explored a balance., in: The Christian Science Monitor, December 1, 2023 It’s a uniquely American news story, one that eddies until it surges, and then, after it has mostly receded from view, surges again. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of edible. ==== Noun ==== eddy (plural eddies or eddys) (slang) A marijuana edible. === References === === Anagrams === dyde, dyed == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From French adieu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈædi/ === Interjection === eddy nonstandard spelling of äddi == Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɛðɨ̞/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈeːði/, /ˈɛði/ === Verb === eddy obsolete form of addawa (“(s/he) promises”)