rad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"
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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɹæd/
  • Rhymes: -æd

Adjective

rad (comparative radder, superlative raddest)

  1. (slang) Clipping of radical; excellent

Translations

Noun

rad (plural rads)

  1. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
  2. Abbreviation of radian.
  3. (automotive, plumbing, slang) Abbreviation of radiator.
  4. (firearms, slang) Abbreviation of sight radius.

Synonyms

  • (metrology): rd (abbreviation)

See also

Anagrams


Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rad/, [ʁɑð]

Etymology 1

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rader)

  1. row
  2. line
  3. string
  4. tier
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rade)

  1. chap
Inflection

Etymology 3

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rad)

  1. rad (a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray)
Inflection

References


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑt
  • IPA(key): /rɑt/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: rat

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

Noun

rad n (plural raderen, diminutive raadje n or radertje n or radje n)

  1. wheel
    het rad van fortuinthe wheel of fortune
    Synonym: wiel
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, from Proto-Germanic *raþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

Adjective

rad (comparative radder, superlative radst)

  1. quick, swift
    Zij is rad van tong.
    She has a sharp tongue.
    • 2002, Feeks mist radde tong, in De Standaard online,
      Bitch is missing sharp tongue
Inflection
Inflection of rad
uninflected rad
inflected radde
comparative radder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial radradderhet radst
het radste
indefinite m./f. sing. radderaddereradste
n. sing. radradderradste
plural radderaddereradste
definite radderaddereradste
partitive radsradders

Anagrams


Haitian Creole

Noun

rad

  1. clothes

Synonyms


Italian

Noun

rad m (invariable)

  1. (physics) rad (unit)
  2. (mathematics) radian

Kurdish

Noun

rad

  1. generosity

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radъ (glad). Cognates include Upper Sorbian rad, Polish rad, Czech rád, Old Church Slavonic радъ (radŭ), and Russian рад (rad)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rat/

Predicative

rad (feminine rada, neuter rado, dual radej, plural raźi)

  1. happy/happily, glad/gladly
    To ja rad/rady cynim.
    I’m happy to do that. (male speaker)
    Mója žeńska to rada/rad/rady scyni.
    My wife will be happy to do that.
    Našo góle tam rado/rad/rady doženjo.
    Our child will be happy to go there.
    Tam woni raźi/rad/rady njechojźe.
    They don’t like going there.

Usage notes

The feminine, neuter, dual, and plural forms may optionally be used in agreement with the subject of the verb, or rad or rady may be used invariably.


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun

rad f or m (definite singular rada or raden, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

  1. a row
  2. (chess) rank

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun

rad f (definite singular rada, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

  1. a row

Derived terms

References


Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑːd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *raidō. Cognate with Old Norse reið, from Proto-Indo-European *reydʰ- (ride).

Noun

rād f

  1. journey, ride
  2. raid, expedition
  3. the runic character (/r/)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See ridan.

Verb

rād

  1. First-person singular preterite of ridan
  2. Third-person singular preterite of ridan

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hradaz, whence also Old English hræþ, Old Norse hraðr.

Adjective

rad

  1. fast

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *raþą, akin to Latin rota.

Noun

rad n

  1. wheel

Descendants


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rat/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Adjective

rad (comparative bardziej rad, superlative najbardziej rad)

  1. (dated) glad
Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin radium

Noun

Chemical element
Ra Previous: frans (Fr)
Next: aktyn (Ac)

rad m inan

  1. radium
Declension

Etymology 3

From English rad (absorbed radiation dose)

Noun

rad m inan

  1. rad
Declension

Etymology 4

Noun

rad

  1. Abbreviation of radian.

Etymology 5

Noun

rad

  1. genitive plural of rada

Further reading

  • rad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /râd/

Adjective

rȁd (comparative ràdijī, Cyrillic spelling ра̏д)

  1. willing
Declension

Etymology 2

From ráditi (to work).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /râːd/

Noun

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

  1. work
Declension

Etymology 3

From English rad.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /râːd/

Noun

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

  1. rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
Declension

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrat/

Noun

rad m (genitive singular radu, nominative plural rady, genitive plural radov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. row
  2. (chess) rank

Declension

References

  • rad in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rát/
  • Tonal orthography: rȁd

Adjective

ràd (comparative rájši or ráje, superlative nàjrájši or nàjráje)

  1. liking or preferring something, having a positive attitude towards something
Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ráːt/
  • Tonal orthography: rȃd

Noun

rád m inan (genitive ráda, uncountable)

  1. (dated) gladness
Inflection

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

rad ?

  1. Abbreviation of radian.

Noun

rad c

  1. A row; a line of entries in a table, or a line of objects
  2. A single horizontal row of text on a CRT screen, printed paper, etc.
  3. A line in a screenplay
  4. (colloquial) A (short) written letter
  5. (chess) rank

Declension

Declension of rad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rade raden rader raderna
Genitive rades radens raders radernas

Synonyms


Veps

Etymology

Related to Karelian ruado and Ludian ruad, borrowed from Russian страда (strada).

Noun

rad

  1. work
  2. toil
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