dada
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.
Noun edit
dada (plural dadas)
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
dada (uncountable)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
dada (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).
Anagrams edit
Acehnese edit
Noun edit
dada
References edit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Caló edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
dada m
References edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
dada f (plural dades)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Participle edit
dada f sg
Further reading edit
- “dada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “dada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.
Noun edit
dada
- (Northern) older sister
Declension edit
nominative | dada |
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genitive | dadanıñ |
dative | dadağa |
accusative | dadanı |
locative | dadada |
ablative | dadadan |
Dupaningan Agta edit
Noun edit
dada
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).
Noun edit
dada n (uncountable)
Adjective edit
dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)
- Related to the dada art movement.
- bizarre, irrational, like dada art
Etymology 2 edit
Interjection edit
dada
Adverb edit
dada
Anagrams edit
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada
Declension edit
Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | dada | dadat | ||
genitive | dadan | dadojen | ||
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | ||
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | dada | dadat | ||
accusative | nom. | dada | dadat | |
gen. | dadan | |||
genitive | dadan | dadojen dadainrare | ||
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | ||
inessive | dadassa | dadoissa | ||
elative | dadasta | dadoista | ||
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | ||
adessive | dadalla | dadoilla | ||
ablative | dadalta | dadoilta | ||
allative | dadalle | dadoille | ||
essive | dadana | dadoina | ||
translative | dadaksi | dadoiksi | ||
abessive | dadatta | dadoitta | ||
instructive | — | dadoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “dada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French edit
Etymology edit
Of imitative origin, from children's speech.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada m (plural dadas)
Further reading edit
- “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Garo edit
Etymology edit
Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)
Noun edit
dada
Synonyms edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada (plural dadák)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | dada | dadák |
accusative | dadát | dadákat |
dative | dadának | dadáknak |
instrumental | dadával | dadákkal |
causal-final | dadáért | dadákért |
translative | dadává | dadákká |
terminative | dadáig | dadákig |
essive-formal | dadaként | dadákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | dadában | dadákban |
superessive | dadán | dadákon |
adessive | dadánál | dadáknál |
illative | dadába | dadákba |
sublative | dadára | dadákra |
allative | dadához | dadákhoz |
elative | dadából | dadákból |
delative | dadáról | dadákról |
ablative | dadától | dadáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
dadáé | dadáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
dadáéi | dadákéi |
Possessive forms of dada | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | dadám | dadáim |
2nd person sing. | dadád | dadáid |
3rd person sing. | dadája | dadái |
1st person plural | dadánk | dadáink |
2nd person plural | dadátok | dadáitok |
3rd person plural | dadájuk | dadáik |
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ dada in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading edit
- dada in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- dada in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Iban edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada (plural dada-dada, first-person possessive dadaku, second-person possessive dadamu, third-person possessive dadanya)
- (anatomy) chest: the portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
- (anatomy) chest cavity, thoracic cavity.
- Synonyms: rongga dada, ruang dada
Affixed terms edit
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “dada” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Modification of adamh (“atom”).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
dada
- iota, jot, whit, tittle
- anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing
- Níl dada ann. ― There's nothing there.
- Ní fheicim dada. ― I can't see anything.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dada”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dadom”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dadaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dadaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “dada” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dada” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian edit
Noun edit
dada m (invariable)
Anagrams edit
Malagasy edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
dada
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
dada
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
dada
- (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation edit
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /da.de/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /da.da/
- Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə
Noun edit
dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)
Derived terms edit
Regular affixed derivations:
- berdada [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berdada-dadaan [reduplication + stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (redup + beR- + -an)
- mendada [agent focus] (meN-)
- dadaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: dada
See also edit
- payudara (“breast”)
Further reading edit
- “dada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "dada" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Maltese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada f (plural dadi)
Mauritian Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
dada
- paternal grandfather
- Hypernym: granper
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
dada
- older brother
- Hypernym: frer
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
dada
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -adɐ
- Hyphenation: da‧da
Pronoun edit
dada
Adjective edit
dada f sg
Participle edit
dada f sg
Salar edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dada (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
References edit
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Feminine of dado.
Pronunciation edit
Participle edit
dada f sg
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
dada (n class, plural dada)
Derived terms edit
- dada mkwe (“sister-in-law”)
- dada wa kambo (“stepsister”)
Tetum edit
Noun edit
dada
Tumbuka edit
Noun edit
dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)
Coordinate terms edit
Xhosa edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
-dada
- to swim
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yoruba edit
Etymology edit
From Dàda.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dàda
- Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
- dreadlocks