different between aad vs raad

English

Adjective

aad (comparative more aad, superlative most aad)

1. (Tyneside) old

   he's aad codger

Noun

aad (plural aads)

1. Initialism of active acoustic device.; active acoustical device.
2. Initialism of advanced ammunition depot.
3. (biochemistry) Initialism of alloxazine adenine dinucleotide.
4. Initialism of antibiotics-associated diarrhea.

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4

Anagrams

• A. D. A., A.D.A., ADA, Ada

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t/
• Hyphenation: aad
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Homophone: Aad

Noun

aad f (plural aden)

1. (rare) shallow oval tub or tray used for acquiring cream from milk
   • 1855, "Boterbereiding", Tijdschrift voor nijverheid en landbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië, Vol. 2, Part 2 (extracts from Dutch and foreign magazines), page 21, quoting De Nijverheid of March 1854.

   • 1871, Overzicht der boerenplaatsenbouw in Nederland, page 66.

   Synonym: mout

Estonian

Noun

aad

1. partitive singular of aa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic ?????? (ra?d, “thunder”).

Noun

raad

1. The electric catfish.

Anagrams

• ADAR, Adar, Dara, Draa, Drâa, Rada, arad, rada

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra?t/
• Hyphenation: raad
• Rhymes: -a?t

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch r?t, from Proto-West Germanic *r?d, from Proto-Germanic *r?daz.

Noun

raad m (plural raden, diminutive raadje n)

1. An advice, counsel.

   Synonym: advies

2. A council, board, body which advises, concerts and/or decides.
3. (historical, obsolete, current in compound official titles) A person who gives advice in an official, permanent capacity; a councillor; title of a member of an advisory body to a sovereign or a judicial council.

Derived terms

Related terms

• raden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: raad
• ? Indonesian: rad

Etymology 2

Verb

raad

1. first-person singular present indicative of raden
2. imperative of raden

Anagrams

• Aard, aard, daar

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish rót (“road; highway”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?d?/, /ra?d?/

Noun

raad m (genitive singular raaidjey, plural raaidjyn)

1. A road, roadway.

2. trail, track

3. way, route, direction

Synonyms

• (road, roadway): bayr

Derived terms

• fo-raad (“branch, secondary road”)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

raad (verbal noun raadey, past participle raadit)

1. (intransitive) anchor

References

• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 rót”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *raad-/*riid-

Noun

raad

1. track, footprint

References

• “raad” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.

Turkish

Noun

raad (definite accusative raad?, plural raadlar)

1. (Internet) Alternative form of rahat