cad
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[edit] Translingual
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cad
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Short for caddie, from Scots from French cadet, from dialectal capdet (“‘chief, captain’”), from Latin capitellum, diminutive of caput (“‘head’”).
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[edit] Noun
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cad (plural cads)
- 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.
- A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow, a seducer.
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person who stands at door
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[edit] Irish
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kad̪ˠ/
[edit] Pronoun
cad
- (interrogative) what
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This is the form of "what" preferred in the Connacht and Ulster regions, though it is widely recognized. See also céard and caidé.
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /kad/
[edit] Verb
cad
- first-person singular present tense form of cădea.
- first-person singular subjunctive form of cădea.
- third-person plural present tense form of cădea.
[edit] Welsh
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *katu- (cf. Irish cath)
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[edit] Noun
cad f. (plural cadau or cadoedd)
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| Welsh mutation | |||
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| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cad | gad | nghad | chad |