different between oad vs nad

English

Noun

oad

1. Obsolete form of woad.

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Anagrams

• ADO, AOD, DAO, DOA, Dao, ODA, Oda, ado, dao, oda

Estonian

Noun

oad

1. nominative plural of uba

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