ад

See also: яд, -ад, and Appendix:Variations of "ad"

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic		ад
Roman		ad
Perso-Arabic		آد‎

Noun

ад (definite accusative ады, plural адлар)

1. Cyrillic spelling of ad (“name”)

Declension

Declension of ад

	singular	plural
nominative	ад	ад
definite accusative	ад	ад
dative	ад	ад
locative	ад	ад
ablative	ад	ад
definite genitive	ад	ад

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Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъ. Cognate with Russian от (ot).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

ад • (ad) (before consonant clusters ада)

1. from

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic адъ (adŭ), from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]

Noun

ад • (ad) m

1. hell, inferno, perdition

Declension

Declension of ад

	singular	plural
indefinite	ад ad	а́дове1 ádove1
definite (subject form)	а́дът ádǎt	а́довете1 ádovete1
definite (object form)	а́да áda
count form	—	а́да áda
vocative form	а́де áde	а́дове1 ádove1

¹Rare.

References

• ад in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
• ад in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Čitanka.Info)

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Mongolian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at/, [ɑt]

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *ada, likely a borrowing from Old Uyghur [script needed] (ada, “menace”).

Noun

ад • (ad) (Mongolian spelling ᠠᠳᠠ (ada)); (regular declension)

1. devil, evil spirit
2. nuisance, menace

Adjective

ад • (ad)

1. sly
2. weird

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Russian

Alternative forms

• адъ (ad) (Pre-reform orthography (1918))

Etymology

From Old East Slavic адъ (adŭ), from Old Church Slavonic адъ (adŭ), from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -at

Noun

ад • (ad) m inan (genitive а́да, nominative plural *а́ды, genitive plural *а́дов)

1. Hades
   • соше́ствие Христа́ в а́д – Christ's Harrowing of Hell
2. hell (the abode of the damned; also used figuratively)

Declension

Declension of ад (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	а́д ád	*а́ды *ády
genitive	а́да áda	*а́дов *ádov
dative	а́ду ádu	*а́дам *ádam
accusative	а́д ád	*а́ды *ády
instrumental	а́дом ádom	*а́дами *ádami
prepositional	а́де áde	*а́дах *ádax
locative	в аду́ v adú

Synonyms

• пе́кло (péklo)
• преиспо́дняя (preispódnjaja)
• гее́нна (gejénna)

Related terms

• а́дский (ádskij)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: адт (adt)