English

Noun

pod ‎(plural pods)

1. (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
2. a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations
3. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A bag; a pouch.

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4. (collective) A group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami.
5. a small section of a larger office, compartmentalised for a specific purpose.

Derived terms

• iPod
• peapod, pea pod
• seedpod
• like two peas in a pod

Synonyms

• (seed case for legumes): capsule, case, container, hull, husk, shell, vessel
• (group of whales): gam

Translations

Verb

pod ‎(third-person singular simple present pods, present participle podding, simple past and past participle podded)

1. (intransitive) To bear or produce pods
2. (transitive) To remove peas from their case.
3. (intransitive) To swell or fill.

Translations

Anagrams

• dop , DOP

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

Preposition

pod + instrumental

1. below

Synonyms

• pode

Antonyms

• nad

Lower Sorbian

Preposition

pod

1. Superseded spelling of pód.

Polish

pod

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *podъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po + dʰh₁-o-

Pronunciation

• (isolated) IPA^(key): [pɔt̪]
• Homophone: pot

Preposition

pod

1. (+ instrumental) below, beneath, under, underneath (denotes location)

   pod ziemią — underground

2. (+ accusative) below, beneath, under, underneath (denotes movement)
3. (+ accusative) against

   pod wiatr - against the wind

   Nie płyń pod prąd! - Don't swim against the current!

Related terms

• pode

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Noun

pod n ‎(plural poduri)

1. bridge
2. attic

Declension

Derived terms

• podeț
• podiș

See also

• punte

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pôd/

Noun

pȍd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

1. floor

   pasti na pod — to fall to the floor

2. ground

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Alternative forms

• (enclitic pronominal form): poda

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pôd/

Preposition

pȍd ‎(Cyrillic spelling по̏д)

1. (with accusative) under, beneath (with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   s(j)ela je pod stablo — she sat under the tree

   pao je pod vlak — he fell under the train

2. (with instrumental) under, beneath (stationary, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   ona s(j)edi pod stablom — she is sitting under the tree

   pod suncem — under the sun

3. (with instrumental) under, beneath (being in a particular condition)

   biti pod sumnjom — to be under suspicion

   biti pod pritiskom — to be under pressure

   biti pod dojmom — to be under impression

   pod oružjem — under arms

   biti pod nadzorom — to be under supervision/surveillance

   biti pod nečijom zaštitom — to be under someone's protection

   biti pod naglaskom — to be accented (stressed), to be under the accent (stress)

   pisati pod pseudonimom — to write under the pen name, pseudonymously

   biti pod zakletvom — to be under oath

4. (with accusative) near, toward, in (temporal, with nouns denoting a final temporal segment)

   pod jesen — toward fall

   pod kraj — near the end

   pod starost — in one's old age

5. (with instrumental) during (temporal)

   pod odmorom — during the (school) break

   pod pauzom — during the (job) break

   pod satom — during the (school) lesson

   pod vladavinom — during the reign of

6. (with accusative) as, instead of, in lieu of

   pokušati prodati mrkvu pod rotkvu — to try selling carrot as radish

7. miscellaneous idiomatic meanings

   to je pod moranje — that is obligatory

   baciti pod noge — to reject, throw away

   nebu pod oblake — far away

   pod uv(j)etom/uslovom da — under the condition of, on the condition that

   pod izgovorom — under the pretext

   pod Zagrebom — near Zagreb

   pod Velebitom — at the foot of Velebit, on the foothills of Velebit

   pod korovom — covered/overgrown with weed

   ništa pod (milim) bogom — absolutely nothing

   pod kontrolom (with genitive) — under the control (of)

   pod tim(e) mislim — by that I mean

   biti pod antibioticima — to be on antibiotics

   pod pravim kutom — perpendicular

Slovak

Preposition

pod + instrumental

1. below

Synonyms

• podo

Antonyms

• nad

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ́t/
• Tonal orthography: pȍd

Noun

pòd m inan ‎(genitive pôda, nominative plural pôdi)

1. floor (lower part of a room)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Volapük

Noun

pod ‎(plural pods)

1. apple

Declension