cad

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Symbol 2 English 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Synonyms 2.3.2 Translations 2.4 See also 2.5 Anagrams 3 Irish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Pronoun 3.3.1 Synonyms 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Verb 5 Welsh 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Noun 5.3.1 Mutation 5.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] Translingual

[edit] Symbol

cad

1. The ISO 639-3 official language code of Caddo (SIL)

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (vulgar seducer): villain, womanizer, dog

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• no way to treat a lady

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acd
• ADC
• CDA
• DAC
• DCA

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish cid.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad̪ˠ/

[edit] Pronoun

cad

1. (interrogative) what

[edit] 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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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad/

[edit] 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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[edit] Welsh

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *katu- (cf. Irish cath)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kad/, SAMPA: /kad/

[edit] Noun

cad f. (plural cadau or cadoedd)

1. battle, army

[edit] Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cad	gad	nghad	chad

[edit] Derived terms

• Cadan