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3-letter words (2 found)

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Definitions and meaning of pod

pod

Etymology

From Middle English *pod ("seed-pod, husk, shell, outer covering"; attested in pod-ware (“legume seed; seed grain”)), likely from Old English pād (“an outer garment, covering, coat, cloak”), from Proto-West Germanic *paidu, from Proto-Germanic *paidō (“coat, smock, shirt”), from Proto-Indo-European *baiteh₂- (“woolen clothes”). Cognate with Old Saxon pēda (“skirt”), German dialectal Pfeid, Pfeit (“shirt”), Gothic 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌰 (paida, “mantle, skirt”), Albanian petk (“gown, garment, dress, suit”), Ancient Greek βαίτη (baítē, “goat-skin, fur-coat, tent”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɒd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɑd/
  • Rhymes: -ɒd
  • Homophone: pawed (in accents with the cot-caught merger)

Noun

pod (plural pods)

  1. (botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
    Synonyms: capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, seedpod, vessel
  2. A small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.
  3. (obsolete, UK, dialect) A bag; a pouch.
  4. (collective, zoology) A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
    Synonym: gam
  5. (by extension) A group of people who regularly interact.
  6. A small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.
  7. A subsection of a prison, containing a number of inmates.
  8. A very small room or space for one person to inhabit, as in a capsule hotel.
  9. A nicotine cartridge.
  10. A lie-flat business or first class seat.
  11. A tapered, cylindrical body of ore or minerals.
  12. A straight channel or groove in the body of certain forms of, usually tapered, augers and boring-bits.
  13. (informal, Internet) Clipping of podcast.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • podcast

Verb

pod (third-person singular simple present pods, present participle podding, simple past and past participle podded)

  1. (intransitive) To bear or produce pods
  2. (transitive) To remove peas from their case.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To put into a pod or to enter a pod.
  4. (intransitive) To swell or fill.

Translations

References

  • “pod”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • DOP, DPO, ODP, PDO, dop

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pod

Adverb

pod

  1. (focus) also; too
  2. (after a negative) either

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech pod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpot]

Preposition

pod

  1. under (direction, + accusative case)
  2. below, under (location, + instrumental case)
    Synonym: pode
    Antonym: nad

Further reading

  • pod in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • pod in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Lower Sorbian

Preposition

pod

  1. Superseded spelling of pód.

Masurian

Alternative forms

  • pode

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpɔt]
  • Syllabification: pod

Preposition

pod

  1. denotes location; under, underneath [+instrumental]
  2. denotes movement; to under, to underneath [+accusative]
  3. denotes near location; near [+instrumental]
  4. denotes movement towards; to [+accusative]
  5. denotes object of actions [+accusative]
  6. denotes tools, particularly of agricultural use [+accusative]
  7. denotes manner of agricultural activity [+accusative]
  8. denotes position in a hierarchy; under [+accusative] or [+instrumental]
  9. denotes a term containing an explanation; under [+instrumental]
  10. denotes boundary or edge; at [+accusative]
  11. denotes intended object for some action or other object; for [+accusative] or [+instrumental]
  12. denotes material of construction, typically of a roof; of [+accusative]
  13. denotes temporal proximity; around [+instrumental]
  14. denotes an approcimate value; almost, nearly, just under [+accusative]
  15. denotes contemporary action; during [+instrumental]
  16. denotes gained effect [+accusative]
  17. denotes object against which someone struggles; against [+accusative]
  18. denotes categorizers, i.e. a last name under which someone may find information; under [+instrumental]
  19. denotes coexisting factor; under [+instrumental]
  20. denotes actions [+instrumental]
  21. denotes degree of someone's needs that are met [+accusative] or [+instrumental]
  22. denotes reference points [+accusative]

Further reading

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “pod”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎[3], volume 6, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 138-142

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • pode

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈpod/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈpot/

Preposition

pod

  1. Denotes movement; to under, to underneath [+accusative]
  2. Denotes movement up, upward [+accusative]
  3. Denotes movement down, below, downward [+accusative]
  4. Denotes duration to, until; by [+accusative]
  5. Denotes amount under; less than [+accusative]
  6. Denotes inferiority sub, less than [+accusative]
  7. Denotes subordination to under [+accusative]
  8. according to [+accusative]
  9. as a result of [+accusative] or [+zlw- instrumental]
  10. for, to (an end, an aim, a purpose) [+accusative] or [+instrumental]
  11. Denotes location near; under, underneath [+instrumental]
  12. Denotes relation of items worn under; in, dressed in [+instrumental]
  13. Denotes subordination under [+instrumental]
  14. Denotes duration during; in [+instrumental]
  15. Denotes elapsing of time in; after [+instrumental]
  16. Denotes period of someone's rule during [+instrumental]
  17. Denotes amount up to [+instrumental]
  18. Denotes inferiority sub, less than [+instrumental]
  19. Creates an adverb from a noun. [+instrumental]
  20. Denotes form or shape under; in the form of [+instrumental]
  21. Denotes instrumentality through, with, by means of [+instrumental]
  22. Used with documents, contracts, etc. on the basis of [+instrumental]
  23. according to [+instrumental]
  24. Denotes protection, guidance, or watching under [+instrumental]
  25. Denotes consequences of unfulfilled obligation under, on pain of [+instrumental]
  26. despite, in spite of [+instrumental]

Descendants

  • Czech: pod

References

  • Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “pod”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Polish

Alternative forms

  • pode

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ. First attested in the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pɔt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pɔt/

Preposition

pod

  1. denotes location; under, underneath [+instrumental]
  2. denotes near location; near; under, at [+instrumental]
  3. denotes comitative location; with [+instrumental]
  4. denotes time when something took place; during [+instrumental]
  5. denotes sequence in time; after [+instrumental]
    Synonym: po
  6. used with documents, contracts, etc. on the basis of; as a result of [+instrumental]
  7. despite, against [+instrumental]
  8. denotes form or shape under; in the form of [+instrumental]
  9. denotes subordination under [+instrumental]
  10. denotes period of someone's rule during [+instrumental]
  11. denotes protection, guidance, or watching under [+instrumental] or [+accusative]
  12. denotes consequences of unfulfilled obligation under, on pain of [+instrumental] or [+accusative]
  13. denotes movement; to under, to underneath [+accusative]
  14. denotes movement; to; toward [+accusative]
  15. denotes preceding time just before [+accusative]
  16. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. denotes following time just after [+accusative]
  17. denotes source of a given right or authority under [+accusative]
  18. The meaning of this term is uncertain.

Descendants

  • Masurian: pod
  • Polish: pod
  • Silesian: pod

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pod”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
  • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pod”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “pod, pode”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Alternative forms

  • pode

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (isolated) /pɔt/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈpɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: pod
  • Homophones: pot, pod-

Preposition

pod

  1. denotes location; under, underneath [+instrumental]
    Synonyms: popod, poniżej
    Antonyms: nad, ponad
    pod ziemią ― underground
  2. denotes movement; to under, to underneath [+accusative]
    Antonyms: na, nad
  3. denotes movement against; against [+accusative]
    Antonym: z
    pod wiatr ― against the wind
    Nie płyń pod prąd! ― Don't swim against the current!
  4. denotes near location; near [+instrumental]
    Synonyms: popod, blisko, nad, niedaleko, nieopodal, obok, opodal, przy, u stóp, w pobliżu
    Mieszkała pod Warszawą ― She lived near Warsaw.
  5. denotes movement to a near location; toward [+accusative]
    Synonyms: popod, nad
    Antonym: spod
  6. denotes protection, guidance, or watching under [+instrumental]
  7. denotes motion towards protection, guidance, or watching to under [+accusative]
    Antonym: spod
  8. denotes cause under; under [+instrumental]
    pod przymusem ― under duress
    pod wpływem ― under the infuence of
  9. denotes consequences of unfulfilled obligation under, on pain of [+instrumental]
  10. denotes name of object; under [+instrumental]
    pod tytułem ― under the title of
  11. denotes location, particularly of addresses; at [+instrumental]
  12. denotes movement, particularly of addresses; to [+accusative]
  13. denotes instrumentality or cause; because of, with [+instrumental]
    Synonym: spod
    pod piórem ― by (an author)
  14. denotes recepient; to, aimed at [+accusative]
  15. (colloquial) denotes amount less than; under [+accusative]
  16. (colloquial) denotes object of eating immediately after drinking [+accusative]
  17. (colloquial) denotes cause of celebration [+accusative]
    Synonym: z okazji

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), pod is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 157 times in scientific texts, 153 times in news, 109 times in essays, 165 times in fiction, and 84 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 668 times, making it the 70th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Further reading

  • pod in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pod in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “pod, pode”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], (Can we date this quote?)
  • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “pod”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[5]
  • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “pod”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎[6]
  • A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1908), “pod”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎[7] (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw, page 330

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • под (pod) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic подъ (podŭ), from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpod/
  • Rhymes: -od
  • Hyphenation: pod

Noun

pod n (plural poduri)

  1. bridge
  2. attic
  3. (dated) street paved with wood

Declension

Derived terms

See also

  • mansardă
  • punte

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôd/

Noun

pȍd m (Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

  1. floor
    pasti na pod ― to fall to the floor
  2. ground
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Alternative forms

  • poda (enclitic pronominal form)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pôd/

Preposition

pȍd (Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

  1. under, beneath (with change of position, answering the question kùda) [+accusative]
    Antonyms: ȉznad, nȁd
    S(j)ela je pod stablo. ― She sat down under the tree.
    Pao je pod vlak. ― He fell under the train.
  2. under, beneath (stationary, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ) [+instrumental]
    Antonyms: ȉznad, nȁd
    pod suncem ― under the sun
    Ona s(j)edi pod stablom. ― She is sitting under the tree.
  3. under, beneath (being in a particular condition) [+instrumental]
    biti pod sumnjom ― to be under suspicion
    biti pod pritiskom ― to be under pressure
    biti pod dojmom ― to be under impression
    pod oružjem ― under arms
    biti pod nadzorom ― to be under supervision/surveillance
    biti pod nečijom zaštitom ― to be under someone's protection
    biti pod naglaskom ― to be accented (stressed), to be under the accent (stress)
    pisati pod pseudonimom ― to write under the pen name, pseudonymously
    biti pod zakletvom ― to be under oath
  4. near, toward, in (temporal, with nouns denoting a final temporal segment) [+accusative]
    pod jesen ― toward fall
    pod kraj ― near the end
    pod starost ― in one's old age
  5. during (temporal) [+instrumental]
    pod odmorom ― during the (school) break
    pod pauzom ― during the (job) break
    pod satom ― during the (school) lesson
    pod vladavinom ― during the reign of
  6. as, instead of, in lieu of [+accusative]
    pokušati prodati mrkvu pod rotkvu ― to try selling carrot as radish
  7. miscellaneous idiomatic meanings
    baciti pod noge ― to reject, throw away
    nebu pod oblake ― far away
    pod uv(j)etom/uslovom da ― under the condition of, on the condition that
    pod izgovorom ― under the pretext
    pod Zagrebom ― near Zagreb
    pod Velebitom ― at the foot of Velebit, on the foothills of Velebit
    pod korovom ― covered/overgrown with weed
    ništa pod (milim) bogom ― absolutely nothing
    pod kontrolom (with genitive) ― under the control (of)
    pod tim(e) mislim ― by that I mean
    biti pod antibioticima ― to be on antibiotics
    pod pravim kutom ― perpendicular
    To je pod moranje. ― That is obligatory.

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • pode

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish pod.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔt
  • Syllabification: pod

Preposition

pod

  1. denotes location; under, underneath [+instrumental]
  2. denotes movement; to under, to underneath [+accusative]
  3. denotes near location; near; under, at [+instrumental]
  4. denotes movement; to; toward [+accusative]
  5. denotes name of object; under [+instrumental]
    pod tytułym ― under the title of
  6. denotes consequences of unfulfilled obligation under, on pain of [+instrumental]

Further reading

  • pod in dykcjonorz.eu
  • pod in silling.org

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɔt]

Preposition

pod (+ instrumental)

  1. below
    Synonym: podo
    Antonym: nad

Further reading

  • “pod”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ́t/

Noun

pȍd m inan

  1. floor (lower part of a room)
    Synonym: tla

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • spodaj

Further reading

  • “pod”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Volapük

Noun

pod (nominative plural pods)

  1. apple

Declension


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