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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

rad (comparative radder, superlative raddest)

  1. (slang) Clipping of radical; excellent
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:awesome, Thesaurus:excellent
    • 2002, Brent Goldberg; David Wagner, Van Wilder, spoken by Wasted Guy (Aaron Paul):
      In the Guinness Book of World-fucking-Records, man… under "Raddest Fucking Dude Alive"!
    • 2011, Diablo Cody, Young Adult, spoken by Wheelchair Mike (John Forest):
      What is up, girly-friend? Holy shit, cuz. This is such a rad surprise.

Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad (plural rads)

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

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (“row”). Cognate with Norwegian rad and Swedish rad.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rader)

  1. row
  2. line
  3. string
  4. tier
Inflection[edit]
Declension of rad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rader raderne
genitive rads radens raders radernes
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Maybe the same word as the first one. However, Norwegian radd (“person”) speaks against this possibility.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rade)

  1. (obsolete) skeleton, carcass
    • 1807, Jens Baggesen, Nye blandede Digte, p. 358.
      Hans Legem blev en Rad af Been, | Hvorpaa et Dødninghoved green. ("His body became a carcass of bones, on which a skull was grinning.")
    • 1855, Poul Møller, Efterladte Skrifter, 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 35
      Hans Krop ... | Den bad de Høgen pille, | Saa Raden blev til Rest. ("They let the hawk pick his body so that the skeleton was left.")
  2. (rare) person
    • 2018, Mette Fog Pedersen, Lys og skygge: Betragtninger fra en sygeseng, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
      I den Mygindske familie var der mindst lige så megen livfuldhed som på Store Hovgård. Den gamle Mygind var en lun rad, fuld af festlige historier og næsten altid omgivet af sine store hunde. Disse havde en meget familiær stilling i huset.
    • 2017, Knud Andersen, Den blinde ørn, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
      ... tændt og skridtede frem og tilbage paa Halvdækket, sagde Hovgaard: „ Skipperen er en fin Navigatør, en første Klasses Sømand og sejler hende som en Jolle. Ham kan du lære noget af. Han er en lun Rad og „large“, selv om han er religiøs.
    • 1887, Gerhard Holm, Den Danske konebaads-expedition til Grøonlands øostkyst
      Morten, der snart viste sig at være en lun Rad, var heller ikke fri for at kure til Marie, naar de sad og plukkede Ryper eller Edderfugle sammen ude i Kjøkkenet, eller naar Morten havde Ordre fra Johanne til at staa og røre i Gryderne, medens  ...
    • 1906, Dansk tidsskrift
      Den, der paa Landet bliver en , lun Rad", en ,,tør" Bider, vilde i Byen blive en Spilopmager, der ikke vejer sine Udfald saa nøje, ikke tænker meget paa Følgerne, eller en ondskabsfuld Bagtaler.
Inflection[edit]
Declension of rad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rade radene
genitive rads radens rades radenes
References[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From English rad, abbreviated from radiation.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
Declension of rad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rad radene
genitive rads radens rads radenes
References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has articles on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. wheel
    het rad van fortuin ― the wheel of fortune
    Synonym: wiel
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: rat, rad

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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, [1]
      Bitch is missing sharp tongue
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of rad
uninflected rad
inflected radde
comparative radder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rad radder het radst
het radste
indefinite m./f. sing. radde raddere radste
n. sing. rad radder radste
plural radde raddere radste
definite radde raddere radste
partitive rads radders —

Anagrams[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad

  1. clothes

Synonyms[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈrat]
  • Hyphenation: rad

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad (first-person possessive radku, second-person possessive radmu, third-person possessive radnya)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch raad (“council”), from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Noun[edit]

rad (first-person possessive radku, second-person possessive radmu, third-person possessive radnya)

  1. (archaic) court.
    Synonyms: dewan, majelis

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad m (invariable)

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

Anagrams[edit]

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Predicative[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a row
  2. (chess) rank

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a row
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hraðr, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz.

Adjective[edit]

rad (masculine and feminine rad, neuter radt, definite singular and plural rade, comparative radare, indefinite superlative radast, definite superlative radaste)

  1. fast
  2. straight
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rād f

  1. journey, ride
  2. raid, expedition
  3. the runic character ᚱ (/r/)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rad (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative rād rāda, rāde
accusative rāde rāda, rāde
genitive rāde rāda
dative rāde rādum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See ridan.

Verb[edit]

rād

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of ridan

Old Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós. Cognates include Old English rēad, Old Saxon rōd and Old Dutch rōt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rād

  1. red

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old High German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

rad

  1. fast

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rad n

  1. wheel

Descendants[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: rad

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Adjective[edit]

rad (comparative bardziej rad, superlative najbardziej rad)

  1. (dated) glad
Declension[edit]
declension of rad
case singular plural
masculine personal/animate masculine inanimate neuter feminine virile nonvirile
nominative, vocative rad rade rada radzi rade
genitive radego radej radych
dative rademu radym
accusative radego rad rade radą radych rade
instrumental radym radymi
locative radej radych
Usage notes[edit]

All forms except nominative are obsolete.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin radium.

Noun[edit]

Chemical element
Ra
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rad m inan

  1. (chemistry) radium
Declension[edit]
Declension of rad
singular
nominative rad
genitive radu
dative radowi
accusative rad
instrumental radem
locative radzie
vocative radzie

Etymology 3[edit]

From English rad (“unit of absorbed radiation dose”).

Noun[edit]

rad m inan

  1. rad (unit of absorbed radiation dose)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rad
singular plural
nominative rad rady
genitive rada radów
dative radowi radom
accusative rad rady
instrumental radem radami
locative radzie radach
vocative radzie rady

Etymology 4[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad

  1. Abbreviation of radian.

Etymology 5[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

rad f

  1. genitive plural of rada

Further reading[edit]

  • rad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rad

  1. first-person singular present indicative of rade
  2. third-person plural present indicative of rade
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of rade

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rȁd (comparative ràdijī, Cyrillic spelling ра̏д)

  1. willing
Declension[edit]
positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative rad rada rado
genitive rada rade rada
dative radu radoj radu
accusative inanimate
animate 		rad
rada 		radu rado
vocative rad rada rado
locative radu radoj radu
instrumental radim radom radim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative radi rade rada
genitive radih radih radih
dative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
accusative rade rade rada
vocative radi rade rada
locative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
instrumental radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative radi rada rado
genitive radog(a) rade radog(a)
dative radom(u/e) radoj radom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate 		radi
radog(a) 		radu rado
vocative radi rada rado
locative radom(e/u) radoj radom(e/u)
instrumental radim radom radim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative radi rade rada
genitive radih radih radih
dative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
accusative rade rade rada
vocative radi rade rada
locative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
instrumental radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative radiji radija radije
genitive radijeg(a) radije radijeg(a)
dative radijem(u) radijoj radijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		radiji
radijeg(a) 		radiju radije
vocative radiji radija radije
locative radijem(u) radijoj radijem(u)
instrumental radijim radijom radijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative radiji radije radija
genitive radijih radijih radijih
dative radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
accusative radije radije radija
vocative radiji radije radija
locative radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
instrumental radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najradiji najradija najradije
genitive najradijeg(a) najradije najradijeg(a)
dative najradijem(u) najradijoj najradijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate 		najradiji
najradijeg(a) 		najradiju najradije
vocative najradiji najradija najradije
locative najradijem(u) najradijoj najradijem(u)
instrumental najradijim najradijom najradijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najradiji najradije najradija
genitive najradijih najradijih najradijih
dative najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)
accusative najradije najradije najradija
vocative najradiji najradije najradija
locative najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)
instrumental najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)

Etymology 2[edit]

From ráditi (“to work”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

  1. work
Declension[edit]
Declension of rad
singular plural
nominative rȃd rȁdovi
genitive rada rȁdōvā
dative radu radovima
accusative rad radove
vocative radu radovi
locative rádu radovima
instrumental radom radovima

Etymology 3[edit]

From English rad.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

  1. rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of rad
singular plural
nominative rad radi
genitive rada rada
dative radu radima
accusative rad rade
vocative rade radi
locative radu radima
instrumental radom radima

Slovak[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. row
  2. (chess) rank

Declension[edit]

Declension of rad
singular plural
nominative rad rady
genitive radu radov
dative radu radom
accusative rad rady
locative rade radoch
instrumental radom radmi

References[edit]

  • rad in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *radъ

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

rȁd (comparative rȃjši, superlative nȁjrȃjši)

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

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rȃd m inan

  1. (dated) gladness
Inflection[edit]
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative rád
genitive ráda
singular
nominative rád
accusative rád
genitive ráda
dative rádu
locative rádu
instrumental rádom

Further reading[edit]

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

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (“row”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rad ?

  1. Abbreviation of radian.

Noun[edit]

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(Can we add an example for this sense?)
  5. (chess) rank

Declension[edit]

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

Synonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Veps[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

rad

  1. work
  2. toil
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