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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Etymology 1

From Middle English dadd, dadde, of uncertain origin.

• Perhaps imitative of a child's first uttered syllables da, da.
• Possibly related to Low German detta (“grandfather”).
• Possibly from a metathetic variation of unrecorded Old English *ætta, *atta (“father”), from Proto-Germanic *attô ("father, forefather"; whence also North Frisian ate, aatj, taatje, tääte (“father; dad”), Cimbrian tatta (“dad”)), from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”), whence Sanskrit ?? (tata, “father”).
• Or, perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh and Breton tad (from Proto-Brythonic *tad), Old Irish data; and possibly related to Russian ????? (djádja, “uncle”) and/or Russian ???????? (déduška, “grandfather”), all imitative.

Alternative forms

• dadde (obsolete)
• dadda

Noun

dad (plural dads)

1. (informal) A father, a male parent.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:father

2. (familiar) Used to address one's father

   Synonyms: dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, [Term?], Pop, papá, papà, pappa, pater, paw

3. (slang) Used to address an older adult male

   Synonyms: daddio, pop, pops

Derived terms

• dadless
• granddad

Related terms

Translations

See also

• mum, mom
• sire

References

Etymology 2

Noun

dad (plural dads)

1. A lump or piece.
2. A blow; act of striking something.

Verb

dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded)

1. (transitive) To throw against something; to dash.

Anagrams

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

Angloromani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?dæd], [dæd]

Noun

dad

1. father

   Synonyms: daddarus, daddi, daddus

References

• “dad” in The Manchester Romani Project, Angloromani Dictionary.

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *d?t-. Cognate with Turkish tat, Bashkir ??? (tat), Kazakh ????? (tätti, “sweet, palatable”) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d?d]

Noun

dad (definite accusative dad?, plural dadlar)

1. taste

   Synonym: tam

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Persian ????

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d??d]

Noun

dad (definite accusative dadi, plural dadl?r)

1. (Classical Azerbaijani) justice
2. (Classical Azerbaijani) court of justice
3. (Classical Azerbaijani) equivalent, replacement
4. (Classical Azerbaijani) punishment
5. complaint, grievance

Declension

Interjection

dad

1. alas! woe!

Etymology 3

Possibly from Arabic ????????? (?imd?d), verbal noun of Arabic ???????? (?amadda)

Noun

dad (definite accusative dad?, plural dadlar)

1. help, aid, assistance

Declension

References

• Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003) , “*d?t-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
• ?????????? ?. ?.; ?????? ?. ?.; ??????? ?. ?., editors (1966) , “???”, in ???? ?? ???? ??????? ??????. [Dictionary of Arabic and Persian words], Baku: ?????????? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??????????, page 134
• Orucov, ?liheyd?r, editor (2006) , “dad”, in Az?rbaycan dilinin izahl? lü??ti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), volume I, Baku: ??rq-Q?rb, page 507-508

Balkan Romani

Alternative forms

• dat (Sepe?ides, Sofia Erli)

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) father

   Synonyms: (Bugurdži) babi, (Sofia Erli) baba

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

• daad (Latvia)

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Lithuania, North Russia) father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Breton

Noun

dad

1. Mutated form of tad.

Carpathian Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Prekmurski, Romungro, Veršend) father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Prekmurski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Romungro Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Veršend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Persian ???? (dad).

Noun

dad f

1. justice

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *d?di. Cognate with Old English d?d, Dutch daad, Old High German t?t (German Tat).

Noun

d?d f

1. deed

Declension

Descendants

• Low German: Daat

Romani

Alternative forms

• dade (Dolenjski)

Noun

dad m (plural dada)

1. father

   Synonym: (Dolenjski) tata

Descendants

• Angloromani: dad
• Balkan Romani: dad, dat
• Baltic Romani: dad, daad
• Carpathian Romani: dad
• Kalo Finnish Romani: daad
• Sinte Romani: dad, dat
• Traveller Norwegian: dad
• Vlax Romani: dad
• Welsh Romani: dad

References

• Y?suke Sumi (2018) , “dad”, in ??????????????????? [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, ?ISBN, pages 22, 135

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Akin to Irish dada, tada.

Noun

dad m

1. anything, aught, tittle

Related terms

References

• A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh, 1925, OCLC 457816653

Sinte Romani

Alternative forms

• dat

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Franz Nikolaus Finck, Lehrbuch des Dialekts der deutschen Zigeuner, Marburg, N. G. Elwert, 1903, ?OCLC, page 74.
• “dad” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Somali

Noun

dad m

1. people

Spanish

Verb

dad

1. Informal second-person plural (vosotros or vosotras) affirmative imperative form of dar.

Traveller Norwegian

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad

1. father

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
• “dad” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.

Vlax Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad.

Noun

dad m

1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) father
2. (Sremski Gurbet) stepfather

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “dad” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da?d/

Noun

dad

1. Soft mutation of tad.

Mutation

Welsh Romani

Etymology

From Romani dad (“father”).

Noun

dad m

1. father
2. Roman Catholic priest

   Synonym: 'måro rašaj

Derived terms

References

• “dad” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zay

Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (dal).

Noun

dad

1. (anatomy) belly

References

• Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Etymology 1

Taboo deformation of God.

Interjection

gad

1. An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

Derived terms

• egads
• egad

Etymology 2

From Middle English gadden (“to hurry, to rush about”).

Verb

gad (third-person singular simple present gads, present participle gadding, simple past and past participle gadded)

1. (intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

   Synonym: gallivant

   • 1852, Alice Cary, Clovernook ....

     This, I suppose, is the virgin who abideth still in the house with you. She is not given, I hope, to gadding overmuch, nor to vain and foolish decorations of her person with ear-rings and finger-rings, and crisping-pins: for such are unprofitable, yea, abominable.

   • 1903, Howard Pyle, The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Part III, Chapter Fourth, page 123

     So when he saw King Arthur he said: "Thou knave! Wherefore didst thou quit thy work to go a-gadding?"

   • 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 19, [1]

     But there is no telling the sacrament, seldom if in any case revealed to the gadding world, wherever under circumstances at all akin to those here attempted to be set forth, two of great Nature's nobler order embrace.

Derived terms

• gadabout
• gaddish, gaddishness

Translations

Noun

gad (plural gads)

1. One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

Etymology 3

From Middle English gade (“a fool, rascal, scoundrel; bastard”), from Old English g?da (“fellow, companion, comrade, associate”), related to Proto-West Germanic *gaduling (“kinsman”). Cognate with Dutch gade (“spouse”), German Gatte (“male spouse, husband”). See also gadling.

Alternative forms

• ged, gade

Noun

gad (plural gads)

1. (Northern England, Scotland, derogatory) A greedy and/or stupid person.
   • 1913, George Gordon, The Auld Clay Biggin

     Ye greedy ged, ye have taken the very breath out o' me.

References

• The Dictionary of the Scots Language

Etymology 4

From Middle English gad, gadde, borrowed from Old Norse gaddr (“goad, spike”), from Proto-Germanic *gazdaz (“spike, rod, stake”).

Noun

gad (plural gads)

1. A sharp-pointed object; a goad.

   Synonym: goad

   • 1885, Detroit Free Press., December 17

     Twain finds his voice after a short search for it and when he impels it forward it is a good, strong, steady voice in harness until the driver becomes absent-minded, when it stops to rest, and then the gad must be used to drive it on again.

2. (obsolete) A metal bar.
   • 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XV:

     they sette uppon hym and drew oute their swerdys to have slayne hym – but there wolde no swerde byghte on hym more than uppon a gadde of steele, for the Hyghe Lorde which he served, He hym preserved.

   • 1677-1684, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick exercises

     Flemish steel […] some in bars and some in gads.

3. (especially mining) A pointed metal tool for breaking or chiselling rock.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 327:

     Frank was able to keep his eyes open long enough to check his bed with a miner's gad and douse the electric lamp

4. (dated, metallurgy) An indeterminate measure of metal produced by a furnace, perhaps equivalent to the bloom, perhaps weighing around 100 pounds.
   • 1957, H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 146.

     Twice a day a 'gad' of iron, i.e., a bloom weighing 1 cwt. was produced, which took from six to seven hours.

5. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling.

   Synonyms: gadling, spike

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6. (Britain, US, dialect) A rod or stick, such as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a rod used to drive cattle with.

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Derived terms

• gadfly

Translations

Anagrams

• DAG, GDA, dag

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???d/

Noun

gád m (plural gadoowá f)

1. song

Declension

References

• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)?^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [???æ?ð], [???æð?]

Verb

gad

1. past tense of gide

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gat.

Noun

gad m (genitive singular gaid, nominative plural gaid)

1. withe
2. string, rope, band
3. Obsolete spelling of goid
4. Obsolete spelling of cad

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gataid (“takes away, removes, pulls or snatches away; takes away (something from someone), deprives of; of carrying off booty; takes away the expectation, hope of (something, an event); steals”).

Verb

gad (present analytic gadann, future analytic gadfaidh, verbal noun gad, past participle gadta)

1. (transitive, intransitive, literary) take away, remove; snatch, carry off
2. Alternative form of goid

Conjugation

Mutation

Further reading

• "gad" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “gad” in Foclóir Gae?ilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 344.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “gat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “gataid (‘take away, steal’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “gad” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gad” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gad? (“serpent”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?at/

Noun

gad m

1. (archaic) venomous snake, viper, adder
2. poison, venom

Declension

Animate declension (‘venomous snake, viper, adder’):

Inanimate declension (‘poison, venom’):

Further reading

• gad in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
• gad in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàt/, [kàt], [k?àt]

Noun

gad

1. juniper, cedar (especially Juniperus deppeana)

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gad?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?at/

Noun

gad m anim

1. reptile (cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia)
2. (Cieszyn Silesia, Upper Silesia, Bukovina) snake (reptile of the suborder Serpentes)

Declension

Derived terms

• gadzi (adjective)

Noun

gad m pers

1. scoundrel (villain)

Declension

Further reading

• gad in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• gad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kat?/

Pronoun

gad

1. you (informal singular, direct object)

Usage notes

• Lenites the following word.

Related terms

Noun

gad m (genitive singular gaid, plural gaid or gadan)

1. withy, withe

Conjunction

gad

1. Alternative form of ged

Mutation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *gad?

Noun

g?d m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. a repulsive person
2. scoundrel
3. cad
4. asshole
5. snake; lizard

Declension

Somali

Verb

gad

1. to buy

Torres Strait Creole

Noun

gad

1. (eastern dialect) an immature coconut

Usage notes

Gad or smol koknat is the third stage of coconut growth. It is preceded by giru (eastern dialect) or musu koknat (western dialect), and followed by kopespes.

Veps

Etymology

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Noun

gad

1. snake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Volapük

Noun

gad (nominative plural gads)

1. garden

Declension

Derived terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?d/

Etymology 1

Noun

gad

1. Soft mutation of cad.

Mutation

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• gadawa (colloquial)

Verb

gad

1. (literary) second-person singular imperative of gadael

Mutation

Western Apache

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kàt]

Noun

gad

1. cedar or juniper tree, especially Juniperus deppeana.

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.