different between naw vs nad

English

Etymology

From Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English n? (“no, never”). More at no.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??/

Interjection

naw

1. (Scotland, US, Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of no.
2. (Jamaican) Pronunciation spelling of not.

Anagrams

• NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Probably from English not.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??/, /?n??/
• Hyphenation: naw

Adverb

naw

1. not

Particle

naw

1. no

Maricopa

Noun

naw

1. friend

Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nav?.

Noun

naw m

1. corpse

Tarao

Noun

naw

1. child

References

• 2002, Chungkham Yashwanta Singh, Tarao Grammar

Wakhi

Etymology

Cognate with Yagnobi ??? (nav).

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /na?u?/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /nau?/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h?néwn?.

Numeral

naw

1. nine

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

naw

1. Nasal mutation of daw.

Mutation

References

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

Whitesands

Noun

naw

1. knife

References

• Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 75

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