nad

See also: NAD, nád, nǟd, -nad, nad-, -nád, náð, and nåd

English

Etymology 1

Noun

nad

1. (linguistics) noun animate dependent

See also

• na
• ni
• nid
• nads

Etymology 2

Douglas Harper suggests an abbreviation of gonad originating among biology students.

Pronunciation

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

nad (plural nads)

1. (slang, mostly plural) testicle
   • 2004, Bob Gunn, Sex, Ghosts and Gumshoes (page 119)

     I look down and the little one has already cut right through my ball sac and is in the process of slicing my left nad free.

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DAN, DNA, Dan, Dan., NDA, and, and-, dan, dna

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnat]

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• Rhymes: -at

Preposition

nad + instrumental

1. above

   Antonym: pod

Further reading

• nad in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• nad in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• And, dan, Dan, dna, DNA

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Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Preposition

nad

1. over
2. above

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Old Irish

Particle

nad

1. Alternative spelling of nád

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Polish

Alternative forms

• nade

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃ + *dʰh₁-o-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

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Preposition

nad

1. (+ instrumental) above, over (denotes location)
2. (+ accusative) above, over (denotes movement)

Further reading

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

nad

1. In your (informal singular).

See also

• na
• nam
• nan
• nar
• nur

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ. Compare na (“on, onto”), nad-, nat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

Preposition

nȁd (Cyrillic spelling на̏д)

1. (+ instrumental case) over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   nad stolom ― over the table

   vlast nad nekim ― power over somebody

   heroj nad herojima ― the greatest of all heroes

   Synonym: ȉznad

   Antonym: pȍd

2. (+ accusative case) over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   Nagnuo se nad vodu. ― He leaned over the water.

   Synonym: ȉznad

   Antonym: pȍd

References

• “nad” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

Preposition

nad

1. (with instrumental) over, above (stationary)
2. (with accusative) over, above (motion towards)

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nad/

Conjunction

nad

1. (formal) that … not (introduces a negative noun clause, marking it for emphasis)

   Mae’n dweud nad athro yw ef.

   He says that he is not a teacher.

2. that … not (introduces a negative noun clause, used before a vowel)

   Mae’n dweud nad ydy e’n mynd.

   He says that he is not going.

See also

• mai (affirmative, emphasis)
• taw (affirmative, emphasis)
• na (negative, unmarked, used before a consonant)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
nad	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950-), “nad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies