nad

See also: NAD, nád, nǟd, -nad, nad-, -nád, and náð

English

Initialism

nad

1. (linguistics) noun animate dependent

See also

• na
• ni
• nid
• nads

Noun

nad (plural nads)

1. (slang, mostly plural) testicle
   • 2004, Bob Gunn, Sex, Ghosts and Gumshoes (page 119)

     I look down and the little one has already cut right through my ball sac and is in the process of slicing my left nad free.

Anagrams

• -and, ADN, AND, DAN, DNA, Dan, Dan., NDA, and, and-, dan

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at

Preposition

nad + instrumental

1. above

Antonyms

• pod

Further reading

• nad in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• nad in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• And
• dan
• Dan
• dna
• DNA

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Kashubian

Preposition

nad

1. over
2. above

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Lojban

Rafsi

nad

1. rafsi of nandu.

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Polish

Alternative forms

• nade

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neh₃ + dʰh₁-o-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/

• audio

  (file)

Preposition

nad

1. (+ instrumental) above, over (denotes location)
2. (+ accusative) above, over (denotes movement)

Further reading

• nad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Scottish Gaelic

Preposition

nad

1. In your (informal singular).

See also

• na
• nam
• nan
• nar
• nur

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ. Compare na (“on, onto”), nad-, nat-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nâd/

Preposition

nȁd (Cyrillic spelling на̏д)

1. (with instrumental) over, above (with no change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   nad stolom ― over the table

   vlast nad nekim ― power over somebody

   heroj nad herojima ― the greatest of all heroes

2. (with accusative) over, above (usually with change of position, answering the question kùda)

   nagnuo se nad vodu ― he leaned over the water

References

• “nad” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *nadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nat/, /nad/
• Tonal orthography: nad

Preposition

nad

1. (with instrumental) over, above (stationary)
2. (with accusative) over, above (motion towards)