English edit

Etymology edit

Apocope and other processes of abbreviation.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ad. (plural ads. or ad.'s)

  1. Abbreviation of adaptation.
  2. Abbreviation of adapter.
  3. Abbreviation of archdiocese.
  4. (grammar, also spelt adv(.)) Abbreviation of adverb.
  5. (also spelt ad) Abbreviation of advertisement.

Verb edit

ad. (indeclinable, past form, or imperative)

  1. Abbreviation of adapt.
  2. Abbreviation of adapted.
  3. (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of addantur.
  4. (imperative, medicine, in prescriptions, also spelt add.) Abbreviation of adde.

References edit

  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 12

Anagrams edit

Czech edit

Adverb edit

ad.

  1. Abbreviation of a další: etc.

See also edit

Dutch edit

Noun edit

ad. m (plural ad.s, diminutive [please provide])

  1. (in NL-HaNA_1.04.02) Abbreviation of annō Dominī.