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Definitions and meaning of sod

sod

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sɒd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /sɑd/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /sɔd/
• Rhymes: -ɒd
• Homophone: sawed (cot–caught merger)

Etymology 1

From Middle English sod, sodde first attested in the mid-15th century, from Middle Dutch zoden (“turf”) or Middle Low German sôde, soede (“turf”), both related to Dutch zode (“turf”), German Sode (“turf”), Old Frisian sātha (“sod”), all being of uncertain ultimate origin.

Noun

sod (plural sods)

1. (uncountable) The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward.
2. (uncountable) Turf grown and cut specifically for the establishment of lawns.

3. (countable) A piece of this.

Related terms

• soddie
• sodless

Translations

Verb

sod (third-person singular simple present sods, present participle sodding, simple past and past participle sodded)

1. To cover with sod.

Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of sodomite or sodomize.

Noun

sod (plural sods)

1. (UK, Ireland, vulgar, dated) Sodomite; bugger.
2. (UK, Ireland, slang, mildly derogatory, formerly considered vulgar) A person; often qualified with an adjective.

3. (UK, Ireland, mildly vulgar) Any trifling amount, a bugger, a damn, a jot.

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

sod

1. (UK, Ireland, vulgar) expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration.

Verb

sod (third-person singular simple present sods, present participle sodding, simple past and past participle sodded)

1. (transitive, UK, Ireland, slang, vulgar) Bugger; sodomize.
2. (transitive, UK, Ireland, slang, vulgar) Damn, curse, confound.

   Sod him!, Sod it!, Sod that bastard!

Derived terms

Etymology 3

From the Old English plural past tense, or a back-formation from the past participle sodden.

Verb

sod

1. (obsolete) simple past of seethe

Adjective

sod (comparative more sod, superlative most sod)

1. (obsolete) Boiled.
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2. (Australia, of bread) Sodden; incompletely risen.

Noun

sod (plural sods)

1. (Australia, colloquial) A damper (bread) which has failed to rise, remaining a flat lump.

Etymology 4

Noun

sod (plural sods)

1. The rock dove.

Anagrams

• ods, OD's, ODS, DoS, dso, OS&D, 'dos, DOS, OSD, ODs, dos, do's, SDO, DSO

Breton

Noun

sod m

1. imbecile

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sót (“soot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːd/, [soðˀ]
• Rhymes: -oð

Noun

sod c (singular definite soden, not used in plural form)

1. soot

Verb

sod

1. imperative of sode

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sodo, from Latin solidus. Doublet of solidu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔːt/

Adjective

sod (feminine singular soda, plural sodi)

1. firm; steadfast

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse soð. Doublet of sodd.

Noun

sod n (definite singular sodet, indefinite plural sod, definite plural soda)

1. boiling, bubbling
2. broth
3. meat soup

References

• “sod” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sǫdъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sóːt/

Noun

sọ̑d m inan

1. barrel

Declension

Further reading

• “sod”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Uzbek

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

Noun

sod (plural sodlar)

1. the Arabic letter ص

Declension

Volapük

Noun

sod (nominative plural sods)

1. sauce

Declension

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