tad

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English

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Etymology

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1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tæd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æd

Noun

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tad (plural tads)

  1. (informal) A small amount; a little bit.
    Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
  2. (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.

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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

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Noun

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tad m (plural tadoù)

  1. father
    ma zadmy father
    da dadyour father

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tad

Noun

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tad

  1. the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Latvian

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Adverb

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tad

  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. after that
  4. afterwards

Middle English

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Noun

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tad

  1. toad

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit तद् (tad).

Adjective

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tad

  1. (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (that)

Pronoun

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tad

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (it)

Serbo-Croatian

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Adverb

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tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д)

  1. then, at that time

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

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Noun

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tad m (plural tadau)

  1. father

Coordinate terms

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  • mab (son)
  • mam (mother)
  • merch (daughter)

Derived terms

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Mutation

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