fad
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See also fäd
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
American, X-SAMPA: [f{d]
- Rhymes: -æd
Noun [edit]
fad (plural fads)
- A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
Translations [edit]
phenomenon
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Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“foolish”) and vapidus (“vapid”).
Adjective [edit]
fad (neuter fad or fadt, definite and plural fade)
- insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
- (figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old Norse fat (“vat, vessel, luggage, clothing”).
Noun [edit]
fad n (singular definite fadet, plural indefinite fade)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of fad
Irish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [fˠad̪ˠ]
Noun [edit]
fad m (genitive faid, nominative plural faid)
Declension [edit]
Declension of fad
Related terms [edit]
Mutation [edit]
| 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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Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
fad
Scottish Gaelic [edit]
Noun [edit]
fad m (genitive faid or faide)
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Determiner [edit]
fad
Volapük [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /fad/
Noun [edit]
fad (plural fads)
Declension [edit]
declension of fad
Derived terms [edit]
Categories:
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- Danish terms derived from French
- Danish terms derived from Late Latin
- Danish terms derived from Latin
- Danish adjectives
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish nouns
- da:Taste
- Irish nouns
- Lojban rafsi
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic determiners
- Volapük nouns
- vo:Sewing
