їда

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěda.

• IPA^(key): [jiˈda]

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їда́ • (jidá) f inan (genitive їди́, uncountable)

1. (colloquial, rare) food

   Synonym: (standard term) ї́жа (jíža)

2. eating

   під час їди́ ― pid čas jidý ― while eating

When describing the process of eating in sentences such as during eating or after eating, їда́ should be used instead of ї́жа.

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “їда”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka