гад

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣat]

Noun

гад • (had) m animal (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ды, genitive plural га́даў)

1. reptile
2. (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard

Declension

Declension of гад (anml hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гад had	га́ды hády
genitive	га́да háda	га́даў hádaŭ
dative	га́ду hádu	га́дам hádam
accusative	га́да háda	га́даў hádaŭ
instrumental	га́дам hádam	га́дамі hádami
locative	га́дзе hádzje	га́дах hádax
count form	—	га́ды1 hády1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “гад” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “гад”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Carpathian Rusyn

Etymology

From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.

Noun

гад • (had)

1. reptile
2. snake; lizard

   Бо клевета єст як мітычна лернейска гыдра – гад, котрий мал вельо лебів.

   Bo kleveta jest jak mitŷčna lernejska hŷdra – had, kotryj mal velʹo lebiv.

   Because untruth is like mythological Larnaean Hydra - reptile, that have lots of heads.

Further reading

• Kercha, Ihor (2012) Словник русько-русинськый: у 2 т. [Russian-Rusyn Dictionary: in 2 vols] (overall work in Russian and Carpathian Rusyn), Uzhhorod: PoliPrint

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡat]

Noun

гад • (gad) m (plural гадови, relational adjective гаден)

1. bastard, scumbag, scum

Declension

Declension of гад

	singular	plural
indefinite	гад	гадови
definite unspecified	гадот	гадовите
definite proximal	гадов	гадовиве
definite distal	гадон	гадовине
vocative	гаду	гадови
count form	—	гада

Russian

Alternative forms

• гадъ (gad) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ. Cognates include German Kot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡat]

• Audio

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Noun

гад • (gad) m anim (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ды, genitive plural га́дов)

1. reptile or amphibian
2. (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard

   Synonyms: га́дина (gádina), мерза́вец (merzávec), паску́да (paskúda), свинья́ (svinʹjá)

Declension

Declension of гад (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	га́д gád	га́ды gády
genitive	га́да gáda	га́дов gádov
dative	га́ду gádu	га́дам gádam
accusative	га́да gáda	га́дов gádov
instrumental	га́дом gádom	га́дами gádami
prepositional	га́де gáde	га́дах gádax

Related terms

• гадёныш (gadjónyš)
• га́дина (gádina)
• га́дить (gáditʹ)
• га́дкий (gádkij)
• га́дость (gádostʹ)
• гадский (gadskij)
• гадю́ка (gadjúka)

Descendants

• → Karelian:
  • South Karelian: guada

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.

Noun

га̏д m (Latin spelling gȁd)

1. a repulsive person
2. scoundrel
3. cad
4. asshole
5. snake; lizard

Declension

Declension of гад

	singular	plural
nominative	гад	гадови
genitive	гада	гадова
dative	гаду	гадовима
accusative	гада	гадове
vocative	гаде	гадови
locative	гаду	гадовима
instrumental	гадом	гадовима

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦad]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

гад • (had) m animal (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ди, genitive plural га́дів)

1. reptile
2. (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard

Declension

Declension of гад (animal hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	гад had	га́ди hády
genitive	га́да háda	га́дів hádiv
dative	га́дові, га́ду hádovi, hádu	га́дам hádam
accusative	га́да háda	га́ди, га́дів hády, hádiv
instrumental	га́дом hádom	га́дами hádamy
locative	га́дові, га́ді hádovi, hádi	га́дах hádax
vocative	га́де háde	га́ди hády

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гад”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гад”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN