iced
/ˈaɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.46 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Very cold, but not necessarily containing ice.
adj
verb
simple past and past participle of ice
verb
inflection of ICE:
verb
inflection of ICE:
Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der. Proto-Germanic *īsą Proto-West Germanic *īs Old English īs Middle English is English ice Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English iced From ice (“noun”) + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈaɪst/
- British English: /ˈaɪst/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more iced (comparative)
most iced (superlative)