Blackadder

== English == === Etymology === From black + a second element, possibly derived from one of the following: From Irish fad (“length”), fada (“long”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wasdʰos (“long; wide”)) + dobhar (“moisture; sea; water”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”)), referring to a long river. From Old English ǣdre (“channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew”), from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ (“rivulet; (anatomy) vein”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung; internal organ”), from *h₁eh₁t- (“breath; to breathe”) +‎ *-r̥ (suffix forming nouns). However, this etymology has been doubted as it has been suggested that the long initial vowel in Old English would have been preserved in English and Scots. From Proto-Brythonic *ador or *edir (“(possibly) name of a river”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hₐet- (“to go”) + *-r̥. The surname is from the river and the adjacent Blackadder House. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblæ.kə.də/ (General American, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈblæ.kə.dəɹ/ Hyphenation: Black‧ad‧der === Proper noun === Blackadder Preceded by the: A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, a tributary of Whiteadder Water; in full, Blackadder Water. A rural locality in the Scottish Borders council area, south of the river (OS grid reference NT8452). A surname transferred from the place name. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === ladder back, ladder-back, ladderback