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-ed

German, suffix

-ed is a German suffix meaning “To form past participles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does -ed mean in English?

suffix

  1. 1

    proscribedTo form past participles.

    downloaden + -ed → gedownloaded

  2. 2

    nonstandardproscribedTo form the third-person singular.

    bashen + -ed → sie bashed

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Edition, Ausgabe 2. Editor

abbreviation: 1. ediert

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.