lads

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lads

  1. plural of lad
  2. (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
    • 1998, Tom Stoppard., The Real Inspector Hound:
      Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
    • 2000, Marie Jones., Stones In His Pockets:
      I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .

References[edit]

  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

lads n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of lad
  2. indefinite genitive plural of lad

Latgalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús. Cognates include Latvian ledus and Lithuanian ledus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlat͡s]
  • Hyphenation: lads

Noun[edit]

lads m (diminutive ledeņš)

  1. ice

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • M. Bukšs; J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 371