ад

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

Azerbaijani

Other scripts

Cyrillic		ад
Abjad		آد

Noun

ад (definite accusative адны, 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

• Audio:

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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

Inflection

Declension of ад/pl:+[r]

	singular	plural
indefinite	ад/pl:+[r] ad/pl:+[r]	а́дове/pl:+[r] ádove/pl:+[r]
definite (subject form)	а́дът/pl:+[r] ádǎt/pl:+[r]	а́довете/pl:+[r] ádovete/pl:+[r]
definite (object form)	а́да/pl:+[r] áda/pl:+[r]
count form	—	а́да/pl:+[r] áda/pl:+[r]

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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

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)