cad

See also Appendix:Variations of “cad”, and Appendix:ISO 639-3 language codes

English

Etymology

Short for caddie, from Scots, from French cadet, from dialectal capdet (“chief, captain”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kæd/, SAMPA: /k{d/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

cad (plural cads)

1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.
2. A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, a seducer.

Synonyms

• (vulgar seducer): villain, womanizer, dog

Translations

person who stands at door

Dutch: kaartjesverkoper (nl) m., kaartjesknipper (nl) m., controleur (nl) m.

mean fellow

Bulgarian: простак (bg) m., грубиян (bg) m.

Dutch: vlerk (nl) m.

See also

• no way to treat a lady

Anagrams

• ADC
• CDA
• DAC
• DCA

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Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin cadō. Compare Daco-Romanian cădea.

Verb

cad

1. to fall
2. I fall.

Related terms

• cãdeare

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cid.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad̪ˠ/

Pronoun

cad

1. (interrogative) what

Synonyms

This is the form of "what" preferred in the Connacht and Ulster regions, though it is widely recognized. See also céard and caidé.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad/

Verb

cad

1. first-person singular present tense form of cădea.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of cădea.
3. third-person plural present tense form of cădea.

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Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *katu- (compare Old Irish cath)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad/, SAMPA: /kad/

Noun

cad f. (plural cadau or cadoedd)

1. battle, army

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cad	gad	nghad	chad

Derived terms

• Cadan