badde
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Unknown. Conventionally compared to Old English bæddel. See English bad for more.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
badde (plural and weak singular badde, comparative badder, superlative baddest)
- wicked, evil, vicious; ill-behaved; disloyal, unfaithful; dishonorable, bad
- inferior or poor in quality; unattractive, distasteful; wretched, foul; decayed, rotten; debased, counterfeit
- inadequate, unsatisfactory, worthless; inadequately provided, bad off
- unfortunate, untoward; unfavorable
- diseased, ill; feeble
Descendants edit
References edit
- “badde, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun edit
badde (uncountable)
Descendants edit
- English: bad
References edit
- “badde, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown; possibly originally a term of affection.
Noun edit
badde (plural baddes)
- cat (domestic or wild)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “badde, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Pite Sami edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
badˈde
Inflection edit
Even e-stem, dˈd-dd gradation | ||
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Nominative | badˈde | |
Genitive | badde | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | badˈde | badde |
Accusative | baddev | biddijt |
Genitive | badde | biddij |
Illative | badˈdáj | biddijda |
Inessive | badden | biddijn |
Elative | baddest baddes |
biddijst biddijs |
Comitative | biddijn | biddij |
Essive | badˈden |
Further reading edit
- badde in Bidumsáme Báhkogirrje (“Pite Sami word list”)
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
References edit
- ^ Joshua Wilbur (2014) A grammar of Pite Saami, Berlin: Language Science Press, page 39