-ad

See also Appendix:Variations of "ad"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -άς (-as) (genitive -άδος): a suffix forming feminine nouns.

Suffix

-ad

1. a unit

Derived terms

Category English words suffixed with -ad not found

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɒd/

Suffix

-ad

1. your (second-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession)

   ház (“house”) → a házad (“your (singular, informal) house”)

2. Added to a cardinal number to form a fraction.

   száz (“hundred”) → század (“hundredth”)

3. Added to a stem to form a verb.

   olvad (“to melt”)

   szak (“part”) → szakad (“to tear (clothing)”)

4. Suffix in names of settlements

   Sarkad, Várad

Usage notes

• (possessive suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -d is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.

  -ad is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -od is added to some other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ed is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öd is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

• (number suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -d is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ad is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -od is added to some other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ed is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öd is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

• (verbal suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -ad is added to back vowel words

  -ed is added to front vowel words

• (settlement suffix): Member of the following suffix cluster:

  -d is added to words ending in a vowel

  -ad is added to some back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -od is added to some other back vowel words ending in a consonant

  -ed is added to unrounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

  -öd is added to rounded front vowel words ending in a consonant

See also

• Category:Hungarian noun forms - possessive
• Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ad
• Category:Hungarian words suffixed with -ad
• Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes

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Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ad (Cyrillic spelling -ад)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a collective noun.

See also

• -čad