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Translingual

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Etymology 1

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Clipping of English radian.

Symbol

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rad

  1. radian, unit of measure for angle
    Synonym: c

Etymology 2

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Clipping of English Rade, Bahnar Rađe, or Eastern Mnong Rađê.

Symbol

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rad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rade.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rad (comparative radder, superlative raddest)

  1. (slang, dated) Clipping of radical (excellent).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:awesome, Thesaurus:excellent
    • 2002, Brent Goldberg, David Wagner, Van Wilder (motion picture), spoken by Wasted Guy (Aaron Paul):
      In the Guinness Book of World-fucking-Records, man… under "Raddest Fucking Dude Alive"!
    • 2011, Diablo Cody, Young Adult (motion picture), spoken by Wheelchair Mike (John Forest):
      What is up, girly-friend? Holy shit, cuz. This is such a rad surprise.

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Noun

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rad (plural rads)

  1. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray, that is, 1 centigray.
    Alternative form: rd (symbol)
    Coordinate terms: gray, Gy
    Near-synonyms: centigray, cGy (same physical quantity)
  2. Symbol for the radian, a unit of measure for angle.
  3. (automotive, plumbing, slang) Clipping of radiator.
  4. (firearms, slang) Abbreviation of sight radius.
  5. Clipping of radical: a political radical.
    • 1991 April 19, Penny Arcade, “The Real Thing”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
      The women who work in it with me are all feminists, they're all rads, two of them are black belts in karate...I mean, they're major women.

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (row). Cognate with Norwegian rad and Swedish rad.

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Noun

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rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rader)

  1. row
  2. line
  3. string
  4. tier
Inflection
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Declension of rad
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rader raderne
genitive rads radens raders radernes
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Etymology 2

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Maybe the same word as the first one. However, Norwegian radd (person) speaks against this possibility.

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Noun

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rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rade)

  1. (obsolete) skeleton, carcass
    • 1807, Jens Baggesen, Nye blandede Digte, page 358:
      Hans Legem blev en Rad af Been, ¶ Hvorpaa et Dødninghoved green.
      His body became a carcass of bones, on which a skull was grinning.
    • 1855, Poul Møller, Efterladte Skrifter, 2nd edition, volume 2, page 35:
      Hans Krop [] ¶ Den bad de Høgen pille, ¶ Saa Raden blev til Rest.
      They let the hawk pick his body so that the skeleton was left.
  2. (rare) person
    • 1887, Gerhard Holm, Den Danske konebaads-expedition til Grøonlands øostkyst:
      Morten, der snart viste sig at være en lun Rad, var heller ikke fri for at kure til Marie, naar de sad og plukkede Ryper eller Edderfugle sammen ude i Kjøkkenet, eller naar Morten havde Ordre fra Johanne til at staa og røre i Gryderne, medens []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1906, Dansk tidsskrift:
      Den, der paa Landet bliver en „lun Rad“, en „tør“ Bider, vilde i Byen blive en Spilopmager, der ikke vejer sine Udfald saa nøje, ikke tænker meget paa Følgerne, eller en ondskabsfuld Bagtaler.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2017, Knud Andersen, Den blinde ørn, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      ... tændt og skridtede frem og tilbage paa Halvdækket, sagde Hovgaard: „ Skipperen er en fin Navigatør, en første Klasses Sømand og sejler hende som en Jolle. Ham kan du lære noget af. Han er en lun Rad og „large“, selv om han er religiøs.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2018, Mette Fog Pedersen, Lys og skygge: Betragtninger fra en sygeseng, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      I den Mygindske familie var der mindst lige så megen livfuldhed som på Store Hovgård. Den gamle Mygind var en lun rad, fuld af festlige historier og næsten altid omgivet af sine store hunde. Disse havde en meget familiær stilling i huset.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
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Declension of rad
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rade radene
genitive rads radens rades radenes
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Etymology 3

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From English rad, abbreviated from radiation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rad)

  1. rad (a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray)
Inflection
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Declension of rad
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rad raden rad radene
genitive rads radens rads radenes
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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

Noun

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rad n (plural raderen or (obsolete) raden, diminutive raadje n or radje n or radertje n)

  1. wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)
    Synonym: wiel
    het rad van fortuinthe wheel of fortune
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  • Standard Dutch prefers wiel, though less so for stationary wheels, where both words are usual. In certain compounds only rad is common.
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  • Papiamentu: rat, rad

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, *rad, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþ, *hrad, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz, *hraþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kret-.

Adjective

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rad (comparative radder, superlative radst)

  1. quick, swift
    Synonyms: rap, snel, vlug, kwiek, gezwind, ras
    Zij is rad van tong.She has a sharp tongue.
    • 2002 March 12, “Feeks mist radde tong [Bitch is missing sharp tongue]”, in De Standaard online[1]:
Declension
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Declension of rad
uninflected rad
inflected radde
comparative radder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rad radder het radst
het radste
indefinite m./f. sing. radde raddere radste
n. sing. rad radder radste
plural radde raddere radste
definite radde raddere radste
partitive rads radders

Anagrams

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Haitian Creole

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rad

  1. clothes

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrat]
  • Hyphenation: rad

Etymology 1

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Noun

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rad (plural rad-rad)

  1. (metrology) rad, a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray

Etymology 2

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From Dutch raad (council), from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Noun

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rad (plural rad-rad)

  1. (archaic) court
    Synonyms: dewan, majelis

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Italian

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Noun

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rad m (invariable)

  1. (physics) rad (unit)
  2. (mathematics) radian

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Lower Sorbian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *radъ (glad). Cognates include Upper Sorbian rad, Polish rad, Czech rád, Old Church Slavonic радъ (radŭ), and Russian рад (rad).

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Predicative

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rad (feminine rada, neuter rado, dual radej, plural raźi)

  1. happy/happily, glad/gladly
    To ja rad/rady cynim.
    I’m happy to do that. (male speaker)
    Mója žeńska to rada/rad/rady scyni.
    My wife will be happy to do that.
    Našo góle tam rado/rad/rady doženjo.
    Our child will be happy to go there.
    Tam woni raźi/rad/rady njechojźe.
    They don’t like going there.

Usage notes

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The feminine, neuter, dual, and plural forms may optionally be used in agreement with the subject of the verb, or rad or rady may be used invariably.

Middle English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Old English hræd, from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz. Compare rathe.

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    rad (plural and weak singular rade, comparative raddere, superlative raddest)

    1. quick, fast, speedy
    2. rash, hasty, angry
    3. eager
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    Adverb

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    rad

    1. quickly, speedily
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Old Norse hræddr, past participle of hræða (to frighten).

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      rad

      1. afraid, scared, terrified, fearful
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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      From Old Norse rǫð.

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      rad f or m (definite singular rada or raden, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

      1. a row
      2. (chess) rank

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      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      • IPA(key): [raːd], [raː], [ʁaːd], [ʁaː], [ɾaːd], [ɾaː]

      Etymology 1

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      From Old Norse rǫð.

      Noun

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      rad f (definite singular rada, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

      1. a row
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      From Old Norse hraðr, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz.

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      rad (neuter radt, definite singular and plural rade, comparative radare, indefinite superlative radast, definite superlative radaste)

      1. fast
      2. straight
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      Old English

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      From Proto-West Germanic *raidu. Cognate with Old Norse reið.

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      rād f

      1. journey, ride, the act of riding
      2. raid, expedition
        • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
          An. DCCLXXXVII Hēr nam Byrhtrīc cing Offan dohtor Ēadburge. ⁊ on his dagum cōman ǣrest III sċipa Norðmanna, ⁊ þā sē ġerēfa þǣr tō rād, ⁊ hīe wolde drīfan tō þǣs cinges tūne... Þæt wǣron þā ǣrestan sċipu Denisċra manna þe Angelcynnes land ġesōhte.
          Year 787 In this King Brightric kidnapped Offa's daughter Eadburg. And in those days came the first three Norse ships, intending to drive off the reeve and raid the king's town...Those were the first Danish ships to come to the land of the Angles.
      3. the runic character (/r/)
      Declension
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      Strong ō-stem:

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      Etymology 2

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      See ridan.

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      rād

      1. first/third-person singular preterite of ridan

      Old Frisian

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      From Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós. Cognates include Old English rēad, Old Saxon rōd and Old Dutch rōt.

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      rād

      1. red

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      • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

      Old High German

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      Etymology 1

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        From Proto-West Germanic *hrad, whence also Old English hræþ, Old Norse hraðr.

        Adjective

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        rad

        1. fast

        Etymology 2

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          From Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, akin to Latin rota.

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          rad n

          1. wheel
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          Etymology 3

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          See rāt.

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          rād m (Rhine Franconian)

          1. alternative form of rāt

          Polish

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          Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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          Pronunciation

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          Etymology 1

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          Inherited from Old Polish rad, from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

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          rad (comparative bardziej rad, superlative najbardziej rad, no derived adverb)

          1. (dated) glad (pleased, happy, satisfied)
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          • All forms except the nominative are obsolete.
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          Etymology 2

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          Learned borrowing from New Latin radium.

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          Chemical element
          Ra
          Previous: frans (Fr)
          Next: aktyn (Ac)

          rad m inan

          1. (chemistry) radium (chemical element with an atomic number of 88)
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          Etymology 3

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          Borrowed from English rad.

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          rad m inan

          1. rad (unit of absorbed radiation dose)
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          Etymology 4

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          Abbreviation of radian.

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          rad m inan

          1. abbreviation of radian

          Etymology 5

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          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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          rad f

          1. genitive plural of rada

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          • rad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
          • rad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
          • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “rad”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

          Romanian

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          rad

          1. inflection of rade:
            1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
            2. third-person plural present indicative

          Serbo-Croatian

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          Etymology 1

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          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

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          rȁd (Cyrillic spelling ра̏д, comparative ràdijī)

          1. willing
          Declension
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          positive indefinite forms
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative rad rada rado
          genitive rada rade rada
          dative radu radoj radu
          accusative inanimate
          animate
          rad
          rada
          radu rado
          vocative rad rada rado
          locative radu radoj radu
          instrumental radim radom radim
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative radi rade rada
          genitive radih radih radih
          dative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          accusative rade rade rada
          vocative radi rade rada
          locative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          instrumental radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          positive definite forms
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative radi rada rado
          genitive radog(a) rade radog(a)
          dative radom(u/e) radoj radom(u/e)
          accusative inanimate
          animate
          radi
          radog(a)
          radu rado
          vocative radi rada rado
          locative radom(e/u) radoj radom(e/u)
          instrumental radim radom radim
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative radi rade rada
          genitive radih radih radih
          dative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          accusative rade rade rada
          vocative radi rade rada
          locative radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          instrumental radim(a) radim(a) radim(a)
          comparative forms
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative radiji radija radije
          genitive radijeg(a) radije radijeg(a)
          dative radijem(u) radijoj radijem(u)
          accusative inanimate
          animate
          radiji
          radijeg(a)
          radiju radije
          vocative radiji radija radije
          locative radijem(u) radijoj radijem(u)
          instrumental radijim radijom radijim
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative radiji radije radija
          genitive radijih radijih radijih
          dative radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
          accusative radije radije radija
          vocative radiji radije radija
          locative radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
          instrumental radijim(a) radijim(a) radijim(a)
          superlative forms
          singular masculine feminine neuter
          nominative najradiji najradija najradije
          genitive najradijeg(a) najradije najradijeg(a)
          dative najradijem(u) najradijoj najradijem(u)
          accusative inanimate
          animate
          najradiji
          najradijeg(a)
          najradiju najradije
          vocative najradiji najradija najradije
          locative najradijem(u) najradijoj najradijem(u)
          instrumental najradijim najradijom najradijim
          plural masculine feminine neuter
          nominative najradiji najradije najradija
          genitive najradijih najradijih najradijih
          dative najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)
          accusative najradije najradije najradija
          vocative najradiji najradije najradija
          locative najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)
          instrumental najradijim(a) najradijim(a) najradijim(a)

          Further reading

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          • rad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

          Etymology 2

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          From ráditi (to work).

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          rȃd m inan (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

          1. work
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          Declension of rad
          singular plural
          nominative rȃd rȁdovi
          genitive rada rȁdōvā
          dative radu radovima
          accusative rad radove
          vocative radu radovi
          locative rádu radovima
          instrumental radom radovima

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          • rad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

          Etymology 3

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          Borrowed from English rad.

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          rȃd m inan (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

          1. rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
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          Declension of rad
          singular plural
          nominative rad radi
          genitive rada rada
          dative radu radima
          accusative rad rade
          vocative rade radi
          locative radu radima
          instrumental radom radima

          Further reading

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          • rad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

          Slovak

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          Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
          Wikipedia sk

          Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rę̑dъ.

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          rad m inan

          1. row
          2. (chess) rank

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          Declension of rad
          (pattern dub)
          singularplural
          nominativeradrady
          genitiveraduradov
          dativeraduradom
          accusativeradrady
          locativeraderadoch
          instrumentalradomradmi

          References

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          • rad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

          Slovene

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          Etymology 1

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          From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

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          rȁd (comparative rȃjši, superlative nȁjrȃjši)

          1. liking or preferring something, having a positive attitude towards something
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          rȃd m inan

          1. (dated) gladness
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          The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
          Masculine inan., hard o-stem
          nominative rád
          genitive ráda
          singular
          nominative
          (imenovȃlnik)
          rád
          genitive
          (rodȋlnik)
          ráda
          dative
          (dajȃlnik)
          rádu
          accusative
          (tožȋlnik)
          rád
          locative
          (mẹ̑stnik)
          rádu
          instrumental
          (orọ̑dnik)
          rádom

          Further reading

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          • rad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

          Swedish

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          Etymology

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          From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (row).

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          rad ?

          1. abbreviation of radian

          Noun

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          rad c

          1. a row; a line of entries in a table, or a line of objects
          2. a single horizontal row of text on a CRT screen, printed paper, etc.
          3. a line in a screenplay
          4. (colloquial) a (short) written letter
            Jag fick ett litet rad från min vän igår.
            I got a little letter from my friend yesterday.
          5. (chess) rank

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          Etymology

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          Borrowed from Russian страда (strada). Related to Livvi ruado and Ludian ruad.

          Noun

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          rad

          1. work, labor, toil
          2. event

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          Inflection of rad (inflection type 1/ilo)
          nominative sing. rad
          genitive sing. radon
          partitive sing. radod
          partitive plur. radoid
          singular plural
          nominative rad radod
          accusative radon radod
          genitive radon radoiden
          partitive radod radoid
          essive-instructive radon radoin
          translative radoks radoikš
          inessive rados radoiš
          elative radospäi radoišpäi
          illative radoho radoihe
          adessive radol radoil
          ablative radolpäi radoilpäi
          allative radole radoile
          abessive radota radoita
          comitative radonke radoidenke
          prolative radodme radoidme
          approximative I radonno radoidenno
          approximative II radonnoks radoidennoks
          egressive radonnopäi radoidennopäi
          terminative I radohosai radoihesai
          terminative II radolesai radoilesai
          terminative III radossai
          additive I radohopäi radoihepäi
          additive II radolepäi radoilepäi

          Welsh

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          Pronunciation

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          Adjective

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          rad

          1. soft mutation of rhad

          Mutation

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          Mutated forms of rhad
          radical soft nasal aspirate
          rhad rad unchanged unchanged

          Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
          All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.