-ad
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See also Appendix:Variations of "ad"
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek -άς (-as) (genitive -άδος): a suffix forming feminine nouns.
[edit] Suffix
-ad
- a unit
[edit] Hungarian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɒd/
[edit] Suffix
-ad
- your (second-person singular possessive suffix denoting singular possession)
- Added to an cardinal number to form a fraction.
- Added to a stem to form a verb.
- olvad (“to melt”)
- Suffix in names of settlements
- Sarkad, Várad
[edit] 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:
- (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:
[edit] See also
- Category:Hungarian noun forms - possessive
- Category:Hungarian verbs suffixed with -ad
- Category:Hungarian words suffixed with -ad
- Appendix:Hungarian possessive suffixes
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
[edit] Suffix
-ad (Cyrillic spelling -ад)
- Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, usually a collective noun.
