• IPA^(key):/æd/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-æd
• Homophone:add

Clipping ofadvertise,advertising,advertisement,advertiser.

ad (pluralads)

1. Abbreviation ofadvertisement.

   Synonym:advert

   I have placed both of theads in the newspaper as instructed.

2. Abbreviation ofadvertising.
3. Abbreviation ofadvertiser.

From a shortening of the wordadvantage.

ad (pluralads)

1. (tennis)Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a deuce is always played.
   • 2006,David Foster Wallace, “Federer Both Flesh And Not”, inBoth Flesh And Not, Penguin, published2013, page 5:

     [S]uddenly Agassi hits a hard heavy cross-court back hand that pulls Federer way out to hisad (= his left) side, and Federer gets to it but slices the stretch backhand short, a couple feet past the service line[…].

2. (debating)advantage

   ads and disads

• ad in
• ad out

FromLatinad(“to, on”).

ad

1. to,toward

• D. A.,D.A.,DA,Da,da

ad

1. Contraction ofa +d.

   Basel isch glaubs scho chli, dass du wahrschinlich bisad Uni chasch laufe.

   Basel is seemingly small, for you to go walkingto uni.

Inherited fromOld Anatolian Turkishآد(ad, ād,“name”), fromProto-Turkic*āt. CompareTurkishad,Gagauzaad,Turkmenat.

• IPA^(key):[ɑd]

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ad (definite accusativeadı,pluraladlar)

1. name,first name
   • 1899,Nariman Narimanov,Türk-Azərbaycan diliniŋ müxtəsər sərf-nəhvi [Concise grammar of the Azerbaijani Turkic language]18:

     اونیگ آدی نه‌ در؟

     Onıŋadı nədir? [=Onun adı nədir?]

     What ishis/her name?

2. (grammar)noun

   Synonym:isim

• → Lezgi:ад(ad)

• “ad” inObastan.com.

• IPA^(key):/ad/

ad

1. fire

• A. Schapper,The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1
• The Rosetta Project,Blagar Swadesh List
• Stokhof (1975)

FromOld Danishat, fromOld Norseat, fromProto-Germanic*at.

• IPA^(key):[að],[a]
• Homophone:af

ad

1. by
2. at

• Norwegian Bokmål:ad

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):[ˈaðˀ]

ad

1. ew,bleah

• adr
• bvadr
• føj
• uf

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ad m (pluralads,diminutive[please provide])

1. (in NL-HaNA_1.04.02)Abbreviation ofannō Dominī.

• IPA^(key):/ɑd/,(final devoicing)/ɑt/
• Homophone:at(with final devoicing)

ad (definite accusativeadı,pluraladlar)

1. Alternative form ofaad

• ád(archaic ordialectal)

Inherited fromProto-Uralic*ëmta-.^[1][2][3] Cognates includeFinnishantaa andEstonianandma.

• IPA^(key):[ˈɒd]

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• Rhymes:-ɒd

ad

1. (transitive) togive orshift (something) to or near someone or somewhere

   Synonyms:átad,juttat,helyez,nyújt

   Hyponyms:idead,odaad

   1. (transitive) toserve (food or drink) to someone (-nak/-nek); toset down (food or drink) to be consumed

      Reggelitadtunk a gyerekeknek. ―Wegave breakfast to the children.

2. (transitive) togive (something) to someone (-nak/-nek) as agift,donation etc.

   Synonyms:adományoz,ajándékoz

   Adtam Sándornak egy könyvet. ―Igave Sándor a book.

3. (transitive) tothrow,organize,hold,give (a party/celebration/dinner, especially in honour of someone)

   Synonyms:rendez,szervez,tart,csap

   Vacsorátadtak a győztes tiszteletére. ―Theyheld a dinnerin the winner's honor.

   • 1854,Mór Jókai, chapter19, in R. Nisbet Bain, transl.,Egy magyar nábob,chapter XI (translation):

     Könnyű a férjnek azt mondani, én holnap vagy egy hónap múlva nagy ünnepélytadok, hivatalos lesz rá az egész környék, akiket ismerek és olyanok is, akiket sohasem láttam. A többi az asszony gondja.

     It is easy enough for us men-folk to say, “I willgive a great dinner-party to-morrow, or a month hence; and I will invite the whole country-side to it. I will invite not only those I know, but those I have never seen;” but it is our women-folk who have to take thought for it.

4. (transitive,arithmetic) toadd (-hoz/-hez/-höz)

   Synonym:hozzáad

5. (transitive) toperform (a play, show etc.); toscreen (a film); tobroadcast (a program)

   Synonyms:bemutat,játszik,előad,közvetít,sugároz

   A moziban nemadták az új filmet. ―The new film was notscreened at the cinema.

   Melyik csatornaadja a mérkőzést? ―Which channelis broadcasting the match?

6. (transitive,slang) torule,rock; to begiving [withnullobject]

   Nagyonadja az új lemez! ―The new album is reallygreat!

7. (transitive,slang) tolike,enjoy,dig; tovibe with; toagree with (something)

   Synonyms:élvez,kedvel,(informal)bír,(slang)csíp,(slang)szétad

   Nagyonadom ezt az ötletet. ―Iam reallyinto this idea.

• (arithmetic operations)művelet;összeadás ([össze-/hozzá-] ad);kivonás (kivon,elvesz);szorzás ([össze-/meg-] szoroz);osztás ([el-] oszt);hatványozás (hatványra emel);gyökvonás (gyököt von);logaritmálás (logaritmustszámít/vesz/képez)^{(Category:hu:Arithmetic)}

• (to give):ad inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• (for [prefix of numbered issues; formal]):ad inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.
• ad inNóra Ittzés, editor,A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031(work in progress; publisheda–ez as of 2024).

• (apocopic form)a

Borrowing fromFrenchà,Italianad,Spanisha, all ultimately fromLatinad, fromProto-Indo-European*ád(“near, at”).

• IPA^(key):/ad/

ad

1. to(movement, tendency or position)

   Antonyms:de,ek

   Il irisa la kirko. ―He wentto church.

   Il venas de Parisa London. ―He is on his way from Paristo London.

   La hundo jetis sua la kato. ―The dog sprangat the cat.

   De la estoad la westo. ―From eastto west.

   De tempoa tempo. ―From timeto time.

   De un dioa l'altra. ―From one dayto another; From dayto day.

   De la suproa l'infro. ―From topto bottom.

2. dative: indirect object

   Doneza me la bastono ―Giveme the stick.

   Il parolisad el. ―He spoketo her.

3. to(object of action, thought, desire)

   Il elevas sua la richeso ea la honori. ―He is risingto weather and honors.

   Atencemaa la diskurso. ―Attentiveto the discourse.

   Surdaa la ditreso-krii. ―Deafto the cries of distress.

   Amoa Deo. ―Loveto God.

   Me dezirasa vu omna feliceso. ―I wishyou all happiness.

4. to(comparison or relation)

   Agreablaa la gusto. ―Agreeableto the taste.

   Ca okupo konvenasad il. ―This occupation suitshim.

5. proportion; total

   Tri raportasa non quale dua sis. ―Three isto nine as two isto six.

   Evaluar lua revenuoa 10.000 franki. ―To estimate his incomeas 10,000 francs.

   Taxar ola 400 franki. ―To tax itat 400 francs.

• ad-
• al

• ed(“and”)
• od(“or”)

• vers
• til

• IPA^(key):/əd̪ˠ/

• dod,dod’,dot

ad (triggerslenition)

1. (colloquial,dialectal)Contraction ofdodo(“to/for yoursg”).

   Ní rabhas-saad phriocadh! ―I wasn't pokingyou!

• id,it

ad (triggerslenition)

1. (colloquial,dialectal)Contraction ofido(“in yoursg”).

FromLatinad.

• IPA^(key):/a.d‿/

ad

1. (before vowels)Alternative form ofafor euphony, especially before/a/;to,at,in

   Dalload Adamo. ―Give itto Adam.

• da,da',dà

• at

FromProto-Italic*ad, fromProto-Indo-European*h₂éd(“near, at”). Cognates includeEnglishat.

The accusative is from the hypothesized pre-PIE allative (or 'directional'), which merged with the accusative case in Proto-Italic.

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈad/,[ˈäd̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈad/,[ˈäd̪]

ad (+accusative)

1. (direction)toward,to
   • c. 99BCE – 55BCE,Lucretius,De rerum natura4:

     Fugeread puppim collēs campīque videntur.

     The hills and fields appear to flytoward the ship.

   • c. 77CE – 79CE,Pliny the Elder,Naturalis Historia2:

     Meridie umbrae caduntad septentrionem, ortu veroad occasum.

     At noon the shadows falltowards the north, [and] at sunrise, pointto the west.

   • 29BCE – 19BCE,Virgil,Aeneid1.93:

     Duplices tendensad sidera palmas.

     Stretching both handsto the stars.

2. up to(indicating direction upwards)
3. near,by,close by,at,to(indicating location)
   • 27BCE – 25BCE,Titus Livius,Ab Urbe ConditaI.33:

     adMurciaedataesedes

     the residences being given near the Murcia

4. against,on,upon(indicating position)
   • c. 52BCE,Julius Caesar,Commentarii de Bello Gallico6.27:

     Sēad arborēs applicant.

     They are leaningagainst the trees.

5. at,about,around,on,in(indicating a point in time)
6. until,to,up to,till(indicating the extent of time)
7. for,to,toward(indicating purpose or aim)

   Ad maiōrem Deī glōriam.

   For the greater glory of God.

8. in order to,to,for(indicating means)

   Ad vim atquead arma confugere.

   To resortto violence andto fighting.

9. incomparison with, incomparison to, inrelation to
10. according to(indicating conformity)
11. inconsequence of
12. against,at(indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner)
13. among,amongst(indicating the sharing of a characteristic)

• The wordad is anantithesis toab (just asin is toex; in a progressive order of relation,ad denotes, first, the direction toward an object; then the reaching of or attaining to it; and finally, the being at or near it.)
• Often used of geographical position of a place in reference to the points of compass, with the verbsiaceō(“lie, be situated”),vergō(“incline, slope”),spectō(“observe, see”) etc.:

  Asia iacetad meridiem et austrum, Europaad septentriones et aquilonem.

  Asia liesnear the prime meridian and the south, Europenear the northern regions and northern wind. (There are two words for north.)

  Ad Atticam vergente.

  Incliningto Attic.

• When appended to the beginning of a word beginning with a consonant,ad- often assimilates, e.g. becomingap- inappretiō, frompretium, orac- inaccēdō, fromcēdō. Note that unassimilated forms such asadpretiō are also found.

• "ad", inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "ad", inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "ad", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’sGlossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

ad

1. third person plural pronoun;they,them

ad

1. story

FromProto-Oceanic*acan(“name”), fromProto-Austronesian*ŋajan,*ajan(“name”). Cognate withPohnpeianahd.

ad

1. name

• adanki(“to name”)

• Harrison, Sheldon P.,Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *ajan

FromProto-Germanic*aidaz.

• IPA^(key):/ɑːd/

ād m

1. funeralpyre

Stronga-stem:

• Middle English:ād

FromLatinad.

ad

1. Alternative form ofa(to; towards)

FromLatinhabet.

ad

1. Alternative form ofa;third-personsingularpresentindicative ofavoir

Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishad.

ad m (pluralads)

1. (Brazil, chieflyInternetslang)ad(short for advertisement)

   Synonym:anúncio

Inherited fromProto-Yeniseian*axʷ(“I”). CompareAssanaj andArinaj andKottai.

ad

1. I(first-person subjective singular)

• adɨŋ
• etnɨn
• ádɨŋ

ad n (pluraladuri)

1. Obsolete form ofiad.

• ad in Academia Română,Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010.→ISBN

FromProto-Turkic*āt.

• (Mengda, Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai)IPA^(key):[ɑt]^[1][2]
• (Chahandusi, Jiezi, Gaizi, Daisho, Baizhuang, Tashapo (Mengda), Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Samuyuzi, Yining, Xinjiang)IPA^(key):[ɑːt]^[3][4][5]

ad (3rd person possessiveadı,pluraladlar)

1. name

• Potanin, G.N. (1893) “миниң адимь Яхія дур”, inТангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian),page433
• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “at, a:t”, inStroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page296
• 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “ad”, in撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[2], Beijing:民族出版社: 琴書店,→OCLC, page 8
• She, Xiu Cun (2015) “ɑt, ɑtʰ”, in撒拉语语音研究 [Kunlun academic Series: Salar Phonetic Research]‎^[3], China:上海大学出版社,→ISBN
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “ad”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor,撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing,→ISBN, page 3
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “ad”, in濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page81
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “a:d”, inAn Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo,→ISBN, page32
• “adını” inÖlmez, Mehmet (2012 December) “Oğuzların En Doğudaki Kolu: Salırlar ve Dilleri [The Easternmost Branch of the Oghuzs: Salars and Their Language]”, inTürk Dili (in Turkish), volume CII, number732, pages38-43

• IPA^(key):/ad/,[að]

ad

1. Alternative form ofa,sometimes used before vowels

• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “a²”, inDizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

• IPA^(key):/ad/

ad

1. Alternative form ofa,found before a vowel
   • 1866, “Cap. IV, 10 [Chapter 4, verse 10]”, inGiovanni Spano, transl.,L'ebagneliu sigundu S. Matteju [The Gospel according to St. Matthew]‎^[5] (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), London, translation ofEvangelium secundum Matthaeum,page10:

     Allora Gesù li dizisi: Andaddinni, Satana: palchì è ilcrittu: Hai a adurà lu Signori Deju toju, ead eddu solu hai a silvì.

     Then Jesus said to him: "Begone, Satan! For it is written "You shall adore the Lord your God, and Him alone you shall serve.""

Borrowed fromEnglishhat (compareIrishhata).

• IPA^(key):[at̪]

ad f (genitive singularaide,pluraladanoradaichean)

1. hat

   ad a' bhile òir ―the gold-rimmedhat

   bile na h-aide ―the rim of thehat

ad

1. Romanization of𒀜(ad)

Inherited fromOttoman Turkishآد(ad,“name”), fromOld Anatolian Turkishآد(ad, ād,“name”), fromProto-Turkic*āt(“name”). CompareAzerbaijaniad,Gagauzaad,Turkmenat.

• IPA^(key):/ɑd/

• Audio:

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ad (definite accusativeadı,pluraladlar)

1. name,first name,last name
2. noun
3. reputation,fame,name,repute

• “ad”, inTurkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Borrowed fromRussianад(ad), fromOld Church Slavonicадъ(adŭ), fromAncient Greekᾍδης(Hā́idēs).

ad

1. hell,underworld

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “ад”, inUz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[6], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Borrowed fromEnglishad.

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[ʔaːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[ʔaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[ʔaːk̚˦˥]
• Phonetic spelling: át

ad

1. Short foradmin.

ad

1. for,in order to,to
   • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, inVolapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page34:

     Dü lif vobafulik oka ekanom tuvön timiad studön pükis e dialegis 88 difikis, edad pläyön degtelati musigömas.

     During his working life, he managed to find the timeto study 88 different languages and dialects, andto play twelve musical instruments.

• IPA^(key):/aːd/

ad

1. Soft mutation ofgad.

ad

1. Alternative form ofhadh(“had”)
   • 1867,GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, pages78^[1]:

     Wichad wough bethther kwingokee or baagchoosee vursth?

     Whetherhad we better churn or bake first?

ad

1. Alternative form ofadh
   • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, inTHE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page131, lines6^[2]:

     But zitad hime wi vlaxen wheel,

     But sitat home with flaxen wheel,