eid

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/iːd/

noun

An isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

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Aith
OriginOld Norse eið ← Proto-Germanic *aidiją ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- →
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Meanings

eid1

nouneid (plural eids)

plural eids

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Eid.

eid2

nouneid (plural eids)

plural eids · alternative ed · alternative aith

  1. ScotlandUKdialectalAn isthmus or narrow neck of land jutting out into the sea; a sandbank cast up by the sea across the head of an open bight or inlet and having a lagoon inside it.

Eid3

nounEid (plural Eids)

plural Eids · alternative 'Eid · alternative 'eid · alternative Id · alternative obsolete Eed

  1. IslamAny of various Muslim religious festivals.
proper nounEid (plural Eids)

plural Eids · alternative 'Eid · alternative 'eid · alternative Id · alternative obsolete Eed

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Eid al-Fitr.

Eid4

proper noun
  1. Numerous places in Norway:
    1. A parish of Stad, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane borough, Vestland, Western Norway.
    2. A parish of Kvinnherad, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland borough, Vestland, Western Norway.
    3. A parish of Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway.

Eid5

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Aith: a village in Mainland, Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

    Synonyms: Aith

EID6

nounEID (plural EIDs)

plural EIDs

  1. abbreviationepidemiologyAbbreviation of emerging infectious disease or emergent infectious disease.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of eID.

eID7

nouneID (plural eIDs)

plural eIDs · alternative EID · alternative E-ID · alternative e-ID · alternative eid · alternative e-id · alternative E-id · alternative Eid

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of electronic identity document.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of electronic identification.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of electronic identifier.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of electronic identity.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Aith: a village in Mainland, Shetland, Northern Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Aith
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eid al-fitr

Origin

eid · noun

From Eid.

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eid · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-“to go”
  2. Proto-Germanic*aidiją“isthmus, strait”
  3. Old Norseeið“an isthmus, neck of land”
  4. Englisheid

From Old Norse eið (“an isthmus, neck of land”), from Proto-Germanic *aidiją (“isthmus, strait”), of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). Cognate with Icelandic eið, eiði, Faroese eið, eiði (“isthmus”), Norwegian eid (“isthmus”), Swedish ed. Compare Latin eō (“go, proceed”, verb).

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Eid · noun, proper noun

  1. Classical Syriacܥܐܕܐ
  2. Iranian Persianعید
  3. Arabicعِيد“feast, holiday, festival”
  4. EnglishEid

Borrowed from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd, “feast, holiday, festival”) via Iranian Persian عید ('eyd), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܥܐܕܐ.

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Eid · proper noun

  1. Norwegian BokmålEid
  2. Norwegian BokmålEid
  3. EnglishEid

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål Eid.

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Eid · proper noun

  1. ScotsEid
  2. ScotsEid
  3. EnglishEid

Borrowed from Scots Eid, borrowed from Old Norse Eið.

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eID · noun

From e- + ID.

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Translations

Arabic عِيد
  • عِيد (ʕīd)Muslim religious festival
Bengali ঈদ
  • ঈদ (id)Muslim religious festival
Bulgarian байра́м
  • байра́м (bajrám)Muslim religious festival
Chinese Mandarin 爾代節 /尔代节, 爾德 /尔德
  • 爾代節 /尔代节 (ěrdàijié)Muslim religious festival
  • 爾德 /尔德 (ěrdé)Muslim religious festival
Czech íd
  • ídMuslim religious festival
Finnish id
  • idMuslim religious festival
French Aïd
  • AïdMuslim religious festival
Hindi ईद
  • ईद (īd)Muslim religious festival
Hungarian bajrám
  • bajrámMuslim religious festival
Indonesian Lebaran
  • LebaranMuslim religious festival
Japanese イード, イド
  • イード (īdo)Muslim religious festival
  • イド (ido)Muslim religious festival
Korean 이드
  • 이드 (ideu)Muslim religious festival
Portuguese ide, eid
  • ideMuslim religious festival
  • eidMuslim religious festival
Punjabi ਈਦ, عِید
  • ਈਦ (īd)Muslim religious festival
  • عِید (ʻīd)Muslim religious festival
Russian байра́м, ид
  • байра́м (bajrám)Muslim religious festival
  • ид (id)Muslim religious festival
  • эйд (ejd)Muslim religious festival
  • айт (ajt)Muslim religious festival
Spanish eid
  • eidMuslim religious festival
Tamil ஈகைத் திருநாள், ஈது
  • ஈகைத் திருநாள் (īkait tirunāḷ)Muslim religious festival
  • ஈது (ītu)Muslim religious festival
Turkish bayram
  • bayramMuslim religious festival
Urdu عِید
  • عِید ('īd)Muslim religious festival

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with eid

readneedspeedleadfeedagreedindeedspreadexceedreedproceedsucceedweedReidbeaddeedcreedliedmeadgreedbleedtweedheedplead
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Sounds the same

EadeEade

Anagrams

dieideEDI
Cite this entry
APA

eid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eid

MLA

“eid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eid.

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