different between nad vs pester

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nad

1. (linguistics) noun animate dependent

See also

Etymology 2

Douglas Harper suggests an abbreviation of gonad originating among biology students.

Pronunciation

Noun

nad (plural nads)

1. (slang, mostly plural) testicle
   • 2004, Bob Gunn, Sex, Ghosts and Gumshoes (page 119)

     I look down and the little one has already cut right through my ball sac and is in the process of slicing my left nad free.

Anagrams

• -and, -dan, ADN, AND, DAN, DNA, Dan, Dan., NDA, and, and-, dan, dna

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?nat]
• Rhymes: -at

Preposition

nad + instrumental

1. over, above

   Antonym: pod

Further reading

• nad in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• nad in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• And, dan, Dan, dna, DNA

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nad?.

Preposition

nad

1. over
2. above

Old Irish

Particle

nad

1. Alternative spelling of nád

Polish

Alternative forms

• nade

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nad?, from Proto-Indo-European *h?neh? + *d?h?-o-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

Preposition

nad

1. (+ instrumental) above, over (denotes location)
2. (+ accusative) above, over (denotes movement)

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Univerbation of an (“in”) +? do (“thy”)

Preposition

nad (+ dative, triggers lenition)

1. in thy; in your (singular)

Inflection

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nad?. Compare na (“on, onto”), nad-, nat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

Preposition

n?d (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. (+ instrumental case) over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdj?/gd?)

   Synonym: ?znad

   Antonym: p?d

2. (+ accusative case) over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   Synonym: ?znad

   Antonym: p?d

References

• “nad” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nad?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

Preposition

nad

1. (with instrumental) over, above (stationary)
2. (with accusative) over, above (motion towards)

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nad/

Conjunction

nad

1. (formal) that … not (introduces a negative noun clause, marking it for emphasis)

2. that … not (introduces a negative noun clause, used before a vowel)

See also

• mai (affirmative, emphasis)
• taw (affirmative, emphasis)
• na (negative, unmarked, used before a consonant)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “nad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

English

Etymology

In the senses of “overcrowd (a place)” and “impede (a person)”: from Middle French and Old French empestrer (“encumber”), influenced by English pest. The modern sense is an extension of the sense “infest”. Comparable to English construction pest + -er (used to form frequentative verbs).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?p?st?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?p?st?/, [?p??st?]
• Rhymes: -?st?(?)

Verb

pester (third-person singular simple present pesters, present participle pestering, simple past and past participle pestered)

1. (transitive) To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
2. (obsolete, transitive and intransitive) To crowd together thickly.

Synonyms

• badger
• bug
• hound

Derived terms

• bepester
• pester power
• pesterer
• pestery

Related terms

• pest

Translations

Noun

pester (plural pesters)

1. A bother or nuisance.

Anagrams

• Peters, Pretes, pestre, peters, pre-set, preset, serpet

Dutch

Etymology

From pesten +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?s.t?r/
• Hyphenation: pes?ter

Noun

pester m (plural pesters, diminutive pestertje n)

1. A person who bullies or pesters somebody.

Related terms

• pesten, pesterij

Synonyms

• pestkop

Anagrams

• perste, preest, preste, streep

French

Etymology

From peste +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?s.te/

Verb

pester

1. to rant, curse, fulminate

Conjugation

Further reading

• “pester” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• pertes, prêtes, prêtés

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pester m or f

1. indefinite plural of pest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• pestar

Noun

pester m or f

1. indefinite feminine plural of pest

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *p?str? (“variegated”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pè?st?r/

Adjective

p??st?r (comparative p??strejši, superlative n?jp??strejši)

1. colourful, variegated

Inflection

Further reading

• “pester”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran