ад

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

Azerbaijani

Noun

ад (definite accusative аду, plural адлар)

1. Cyrillic spelling of ad (“name”)

Declension

Declension of ад

	singular	plural
nominative	ад	адлар
definite accusative	ады	адлары
dative	ада	адлара
locative	адда	адларда
ablative	аддан	адлардан
definite genitive	адын	адлары

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Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъ. Cognate with Ukrainian від (vid), од (od); Russian от (ot).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]

• Audio

  (file)

Preposition

ад • (ad) (before consonant clusters ада)

1. from

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]

Noun

ад • (ad) m inan (genitive а́да, nominative plural а́ды, genitive plural адо́ў or а́даў)

1. hell, inferno, perdition

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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.

Derived terms

• а́дски (ádski)
• а́дов (ádov)

References

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

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Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]
• Hyphenation: ад

Noun

ад • (ad) m (related adjective а́дски)

1. hell (the abode of the damned)

Declension

Declension of ад

	singular	plural
indefinite	ад	ади
definite unspecified	адот	адите
definite proximal	адов	адиве
definite distal	адон	адине
vocative	аду	ади
count form	—	ада

Synonyms

• пе́кол m (pékol)

See also

• Ад m (Ad)

References

• “ад” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

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Mongolian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at/, [ɑt]

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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Ossetian

Noun

ад • (ad)

1. taste

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Russian

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [at]

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

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

1. Hades
   • соше́ствие Христа́ в а́д ― sošéstvije Xristá v ád ― Christ's Harrowing of Hell
2. (also figuratively) hell (the abode of the damned)

   Synonyms: пе́кло (péklo), преиспо́дняя (preispódnjaja), гее́нна (gejénna)

3. (dialectal, Siberia) bog, unpassable mud

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

Related terms

• а́дский (ádskij)

Descendants

• → Kildin Sami: адт (adt)

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Udi

Noun

ад • (ad)

1. smell