fad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Adjective 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Noun 2.2.1.1 Inflection 3 Irish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Declension 3.2.2 Related terms 3.2.3 Mutation 4 Scottish Gaelic 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Related terms 4.2 Determiner

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

American, SAMPA: [f{d]

• Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Noun

fad (plural fads)

1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“‘foolish’”) and vapidus (“‘vapid’”).

[edit] Adjective

fad (neuter fad or fadt, definite and plural fade)

1. (taste) insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
2. (figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse fat (“‘vat, vessel, luggage, clothing’”).

[edit] Noun

fad n. (singular definite fadet, plural indefinite fade)

1. bassin, bowl, dish
2. barrel, cask, vat

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [fˠad̪ˠ]

[edit] Noun

fad m.

1. length

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fad faid Vocative a fhaid a fhada Genitive faid fad Dative fad faid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fad na faid Genitive an fhaid na bhfad Dative leis an bhfad don fhad leis na faid

[edit] Related terms

• fada

[edit] Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fad	fhad	bhfad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

fad m.

1. length

[edit] Related terms

• fada

[edit] Determiner

fad

1. all, whole

   A bheil sibh fad an latha ann? - Have you been there all the day?