brad

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bɹad/ (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹæd/ Rhymes: -æd === Etymology 1 === Late Middle English brad, variant of brod(d), from Old Norse broddr (“spike, shaft”), from Proto-Germanic *bruzdaz (compare Old English brord, Old High German brort), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrusdʰos (compare Welsh brath (“sting, prick”), Albanian bredh (“fir-tree”), Lithuanian bruzdùklis (“bridle”), Czech brzda (“brake”). Doublet of prod. ==== Noun ==== brad (plural brads) A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. (US, elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet. ===== Derived terms ===== bradawl brads ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== brad (third-person singular simple present brads, present participle bradding, simple past and past participle bradded) (transitive) To attach using a brad. (transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== brad (plural brads) A binary radian. === Anagrams === Bard, darb, bard, drab, BARD == Aromanian == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Old Albanian *bradh (modern bredh), or alternatively a substrate cognate of it, and ultimately from an Indo-European source either way (a borrowing directly from modern Albanian would have presumably produced a form *brez). === Noun === brad m (plural bradz) fir tree ==== Derived terms ==== brãdic brãdet ==== See also ==== ehlã/iehlã chin == Bavarian == === Alternative forms === broad (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian) broat (Tyrol) === Etymology === From Middle High German breit, from Old High German breit, from Proto-West Germanic *braid, from Proto-Germanic *braidaz. Cognates include German breit, Yiddish ברייט (breyt), Dutch breed, Old Norse breiðr, Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (braiþs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /b̥rɑːd̥/ === Adjective === brad (comparative brader, superlative braderstn) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna) broad, wide long (of a distance) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbrat] === Noun === brad f genitive plural of brada == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse bráð, from from Proto-Germanic *brēdô, cognate with German Braten. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁɑð], [ˈb̥ʁɑˀð] ==== Noun ==== brad c (singular definite braden, plural indefinite brade) (archaic) roast ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== mørbrad === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse bráðr, from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“in a hurry”), cognate with Swedish bråd. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁɑˀð] ==== Adjective ==== brad (neuter bradt, plural and definite singular attributive brade) (archaic) sudden, quick ===== References ===== “brad,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bˠɾˠad̪ˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish brat (“spoil, plunder, robbery”), perhaps ultimately related to the root of brath (“betrayal, deception”). ==== Noun ==== brad f (genitive singular braide) (literary) plunder ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== brad (present analytic bradann, future analytic bradfaidh, verbal noun bradadh, past participle bradta) (ambitransitive) alternative form of bradaigh (“to steal, remove”) ===== Conjugation ===== === Mutation === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “brad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1326; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “brad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 brat”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Megleno-Romanian == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Old Albanian *bradh (modern bredh), or alternatively a substratum cognate of it, and ultimately from an Indo-European source either way (a borrowing directly from modern Albanian would have presumably produced a form *brez). === Noun === brad fir tree == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brɑːd/ Rhymes: -ɑːd === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *braid. ==== Adjective ==== brād (comparative brādre, superlative brādost) wide, broad late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== wīd ===== Derived terms ===== brādnes brǣdu ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: brod, brode, broodEnglish: broadScots: braidYola: brode === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== brād m alternative form of brǣd ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognates include Old English brēad, Old Saxon brōd and Old Dutch *brōd. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbraːd/ === Noun === brād n bread ==== Descendants ==== North Frisian: Föhr-Amrum: bruad Karrharder: brüdj Helgoland: Brooad Mooring: brüüdj Nordergoesharder: bruud Sylt: Bruar Wiedingharder: bruuid Saterland Frisian: Brood West Frisian: brea ==== References ==== Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN == Romanian == === Etymology === Possibly borrowed from Old Albanian *bradh (modern Albanian bredh), or alternatively a substrate cognate of it, and ultimately from an Indo-European source either way (a borrowing directly from modern Albanian would have presumably produced a form *brez). Another theory suggests that it was reformed analogically from the plural brazi, and that the original form was *braz (reinterpreted as a plural, modeled on plurals such as coadă > cozi, pradă > prăzi, surd, > surzi). See also the Romanian alpine toponyms containing Breaza, which may correspond to the Albanian plural form bredha. Compare also Aromanian brad. === Noun === brad m (plural brazi) fir, Abies alba. pine tree. pine wood. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== brădet brădiș === See also === pin === References === === Further reading === “brad”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Clipping and pronunciation spelling of English brother. Doublet of prayle. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbɾad/ [ˈbɾad̪̚] Rhymes: -ad Syllabification: brad === Noun === brad (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔) (familiar) comrade; peer; buddy (used in addressing between male peers) Synonyms: (usually informal) kabarkada, kaibigan, (usually informal) katropa, (usually informal) kumpare, (informal) dabarkads, (slang) pards, (informal) pare, (informal) pre, (informal) tropa, (colloquial) tropatuts, (slang, colloquial) tsong, (usually informal) utol === Further reading === “brad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Volapük == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bras. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /brad/ === Noun === brad (genitive brada, plural brads) arm ==== Declension ==== == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh brat, from Proto-Brythonic *brad, from Proto-Celtic *mratom. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /braːd/ Rhymes: -aːd === Noun === brad m (usually uncountable, plural bradau or bradiau) treason treachery Synonym: bradychiad ==== Derived terms ==== bradu, bradychu (“to betray”) bratbwll (“pitfall”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “brad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies