ad-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ad"

English

Etymology

Latin ad-

Prefix

ad-

(no longer productive) near, at.
adrenal
(no longer productive) toward, to, tendency, or addition.
adjoin

Translations

near; at

Portuguese: ad- (pt), a- (pt)

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_ad-' title='Category:English words prefixed with ad-'>English words prefixed with ad-</a>

References

“ad-” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
“ad-” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

D. A., D.A., DA, Da, da

Catalan

Prefix

ad-

ad-

Ido

Etymology

Prefix form of ad.

Prefix

ad-

to (indicating that to which there is movement, tendency or position, with or without arrival)
portar (“carry, bear”) → adportar (“bring, carry (to a person or place)”)

ube (“where”) → adube (“where to (with motion), whither”)

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:Ido_words_prefixed_with_ad-' title='Category:Ido words prefixed with ad-'>Ido words prefixed with ad-</a>

Latin

Alternative forms

For euphony, ad- can assimilate the attached stem's initial consonant, becoming: a- (before sc, sp and st), ac- (before c and q), af- (before f), ag-, al-, ap-, ar-, as-, or at-.

Etymology

ad (“towards”)

Prefix

ad-

to

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ad-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include Latin ad and English at.

Prefix

ad-

to, towards
in many compounds, it has a purely intensive sense

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:Old_Irish_words_prefixed_with_ad-' title='Category:Old Irish words prefixed with ad-'>Old Irish words prefixed with ad-</a>

Descendants

Irish: a- (no longer productive)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ad-	unchanged	n-ad-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “ad-”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

a-

Prefix

ad-

ad- (near; at)

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