id

English Online Dictionary. What means id‎? What does id mean?

Translingual

Symbol

id

1. (mathematics) identity function
2. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Indonesian.

Numeral

id

1. (informal) A Roman numeral representing four hundred and ninety-nine (499).

Alternative forms

• (roman numeral): ID, CDXCIX, cdxcix

See also

• Previous: iid (four hundred and ninety-eight, 498)
• Next: d (five hundred, 500)

English

Etymology 1

From New Latin id (“it”), chosen by Freud’s translator as a translation of his use of German Es (“it”) as a noun for this concept from the pronoun es (“it”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪd/
• enPR: ĭd
• Rhymes: -ɪd
• Homophone: it'd

Noun

id (plural ids)

1. (psychoanalysis) The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model.

Synonyms

• (unconscious impulsive component of the personality): lizard brain, reptilian brain

Coordinate terms

• ego
• superego

Translations

Further reading

• Id, ego and super-ego on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Swedish id.

Noun

id (plural ids)

1. Alternative spelling of ide (the fish)

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of identifier.

Noun

id (plural ids)

1. (computing) Identifier.

Etymology 4

Abbreviation of idem, from Latin idem (“same”).

Pronoun

id

1. Alternative form of id.

See also

• et id genus omne
• ID
• id reaction

Anagrams

• di, Di, dI, DI, di-, D&I

Blagar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /id/

Noun

id

1. star

References

• A. Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
• The Rosetta Project, Blagar Swadesh List

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English id, from New Latin as a translation of German Es from the pronoun es (“it”).

Noun

id n

1. id (psychoanalysis)

   Synonym: ono

Declension

See also

• ego n
• superego n

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ið. More at ident.

Noun

id c

1. pursuit, business, calling

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin id as a translation of German Es from the pronoun es (“it”).

Noun

id n (singular definite id'et, not used in plural form)

1. id (one of the three components of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model)

Etymology 3

Noun

id n

1. ID (identification or identity documentation, such as in ID card)

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈid/, [ˈid]
• Rhymes: -id
• Hyphenation^(key): id

Noun

id

1. (psychology) id

Declension

Further reading

• “id”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Irish

Alternative forms

• id', it

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪd̪ˠ/

Contraction

id (triggers lenition)

1. (Munster) Contraction of i do (“in your”).

Related terms

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “id”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Etymology

From the pronominal Proto-Indo-European *ís; see also Old Church Slavonic онъ (onŭ, “he”), Lithuanian ans (“he”), Latin idem (“the same”), and Sanskrit third person pronoun एना (enā, “that”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈid/, [ˈɪd̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈid/, [ˈid̪]

Pronoun

id n

1. nominative neuter singular of is; it
2. accusative neuter singular of is; it

Declension

Irregular Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• ⇒ Italian: desso (id + ipsum)
• → Czech: id
• → Danish: id
• → English: id

See also

References

• id in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[4], London: Macmillan and Co.

Malay

Noun

id

1. feast day

Maltese

Etymology

From general dialectal Arabic ايد (ʔīd), variant of classical يَد (yad). Doublet of jedd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːt/

Noun

id f (plural idejn, plural construct state idej, diminutive wejda)

1. (anatomy) hand
2. (idiomatic, in the plural) control

   Il-kumpanija qiegħda f’idejja. ― The company is in my hands.

Inflection

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Arabic عِيد (ʕīd), short for id al-fitr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪdː/

Noun

id m

2. (Islam) Eid

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• ID (upper case)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²iːdeː/

Noun

id m (definite singular id-en, indefinite plural id-ar, definite plural id-ane)

1. abbreviation of identitet (“identity”).
2. abbreviation of identifikasjon (“identification”).

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːd/

Noun

id m (definite singular iden, indefinite plural idar, definite plural idane)

1. an ide, Leuciscus idus

   Synonyms: hirsling, vederbuk

Etymology 4

From Old Norse ið, íð. Compare with Swedish id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːd/

Noun

id f (definite singular ida, uncountable)

1. (archaic) effort, work

   Synonyms: ihuge, strev

Derived terms

• idast

References

• “id” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• di, ID, id.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈit/
• Rhymes: -it
• Syllabification: id
• Homophones: Id, -id

Noun

id n (indeclinable)

1. (psychoanalysis) id (unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model)

   Coordinate terms: ego, superego

Further reading

• id in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• id in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• id in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Noun

id m (plural ids)

1. Abbreviation of identificador.
2. Abbreviation of identificação.

Adverb

id (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of idem.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈid/ [ˈið̞]
• Rhymes: -id
• Syllabification: id

Verb

id

1. second-person plural imperative of ir

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːd/
• Rhymes: -iːd

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish idh. Attested on Södermanlands runinskrifter 60. Cognate of Icelandic ið (“fidgeting”). Arguably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Noun

id c

1. (obsolete) effort, work, occupation

   de voro nog skilda / till stånd och id, / men samma milda / söndagsfrid / låg över alla pannor dock.

   they belonged to different stands and occupations, but their foreheads shared the same mild Sunday peace.

   det unga, kraftiga amerikanska folkets rastlösa lif och id

   the young, strong American people's restless life and work

Related terms

• idas
• idka
• idog

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

id c

1. (rare) the tree Taxus baccata, more commonly known as idegran

Declension

See also

• Taxus baccata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Taxus baccata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“shine; burn”). Compare origin of braxen, löja.

Noun

id c

1. ide; a fish, Leuciscus idus

Declension

See also

• Leuciscus idus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Leuciscus idus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• 1. id in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• 2. id in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• idh in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Anagrams

• DI, di

Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عید (îd), from Arabic عِيد (ʕīd).

Noun

id (definite accusative idi, plural idler)

1. (Islam) A festival or holiday.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin id as a translation of German Es from the pronoun es (“it”).

Noun

id (definite accusative idi, plural idler)

1. The unconscious impulsive component of the personality in the Freudian psychoanalytic model