rada
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.
=== Noun ===
rada (plural radas)
(politics) A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
ADAR, Adar, Dara, Draa, Drâa, Raad, arad, raad
== Antigua and Barbuda Creole English ==
=== Adverb ===
rada
rather
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French rade (“harbour”), from Middle English rade, from Old English rād (“riding, hostile incursion”) and thus cognate of English road and raid.
=== Noun ===
rada f (plural rades)
a bay in which ships can moor; a harbour
==== Hypernyms ====
badia
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Czech rada.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈrada]
Rhymes: -ada
=== Noun ===
rada f
advice, counsel
council
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“rada”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“rada”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Finnic *rata, from Proto-Germanic *tradō (“track, way”). Compare Low German trade (“track, rut”).
=== Noun ===
rada (genitive raja, partitive rada)
track, path
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
ülekäigurada
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
“rada”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
rada in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈra.da/
Rhymes: -ada
Hyphenation: rà‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French rade, borrowed from early Middle English rade (later rode), from Old English rād. Doublet of raid from Scots.
==== Noun ====
rada f (plural rade)
(nautical) roadstead
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
rada
feminine singular of rado
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
rada
inflection of radere:
first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Anagrams ===
Arda, arda, darà
== Kashubian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈra.da/
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ra‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Polish rada.
==== Noun ====
rada f
advice; tip
council, board
===== Declension =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
rada
feminine nominative singular of rad
=== Further reading ===
Stefan Ramułt (1893), “rada”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 179
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “rada”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2], volume 2, page 787
“rada”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈra.da]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈraː.da]
=== Noun ===
rada
nominative/accusative/vocative plural of radon
=== References ===
"rada", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
== Latvian ==
=== Verb ===
rada
third-person singular/plural past indicative of rast
== Livonian ==
=== Noun ===
rada
obsolete spelling of radā
=== References ===
Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch
== Lower Sorbian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈrada/
=== Predicative ===
rada
feminine singular of rad
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Alternative forms ===
raden
=== Noun ===
rada m or f
definite feminine singular of rad
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Noun ===
rada f
definite singular of rad
== Old Czech ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Middle High German rât.
First attested in the 14th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈrada/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈrada/
=== Noun ===
rada f
advice; council
wisdom
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
Czech: rada
→ Old Polish: rada, redaPolish: rada→ English: rada→ Kashubian: rada→ Slovincian: radaSilesian: rada→ Old East Slavic: ра́да (ráda)Old Ruthenian: ра́да (ráda)Belarusian: ра́да (ráda)Ukrainian: ра́да (ráda)Carpathian Rusyn: ра́да (ráda)Russian: ра́да (ráda)
=== References ===
Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “rada”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
== Old Polish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
reda
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Old Czech rada. First attested in the fourteenth century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /rada/
IPA(key): (15th CE) /rada/
=== Noun ===
rada f
advice; tip
thought; decision
(attested in Lesser Poland) advising; deliberation
(attested in Lesser Poland, Masovia) council, board
==== Descendants ====
Polish: rada→ English: rada→ Kashubian: rada→ Slovincian: rada
Silesian: rada
→ Old East Slavic: ра́да (ráda)Old Ruthenian: ра́да (ráda)Belarusian: ра́да (ráda)Ukrainian: ра́да (ráda)Carpathian Rusyn: ра́да (ráda)Russian: ра́да (ráda)
=== References ===
Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “rada”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “rada”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
Bożena Sieradzka-Baziur, et al., editors (2011–2015), “rada, reda”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
== Polish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ra‧da
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Old Polish rada.
==== Noun ====
rada f
advice; tip
council, board
(obsolete) advising
(Middle Polish) intention, plan; decision
(Middle Polish) reason (ability to use logic)
Synonym: rozum
(Middle Polish) group, board
(Middle Polish) advisor
Synonym: doradca
(Middle Polish) council; Further details are uncertain.
(Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
===== Declension =====
===== Derived terms =====
===== Related terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→ English: rada
→ Kashubian: rada
→ Slovincian: rada
==== Trivia ====
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), rada is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 11 times in scientific texts, 175 times in news, 188 times in essays, 22 times in fiction, and 34 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 430 times, making it the 109th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
rada
feminine nominative singular of rad
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Noun ====
rada m inan
genitive singular of rad
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[8] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
“rada”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[9] (in Polish)
Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “rada”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
“RADA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 25.01.2020
Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “rada”, in Słownik języka polskiego
Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “rada”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “rada”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 461
== Serbo-Croatian ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Adjective ====
rada (Cyrillic spelling рада)
inflection of rȁd:
indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
feminine nominative/vocative singular
neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Noun ====
rada (Cyrillic spelling рада)
genitive singular of rȃd (“work”)
=== Etymology 3 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Noun ====
rada (Cyrillic spelling рада)
genitive singular of rȃd (“rad”)
== Silesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Polish rada.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈra.da/
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ra‧da
=== Noun ===
rada f
advice; tip
council, board
=== Further reading ===
rada in silling.org
== Slovincian ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Polish rada.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈra.da/
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ra‧da
=== Noun ===
rada f
advice; tip; council
=== Further reading ===
Lorentz, Friedrich (1912), “rādă”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[10] (in German), volume 2, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 918
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French rade (“harbour”), from Middle English rade, from Old English rād (“riding, hostile incursion”) and thus cognate of English road and raid; see the former for more. Doublet of raid.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈrada/ [ˈra.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: ra‧da
=== Noun ===
rada f (plural radas)
bay, creek, cove
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Arabic رَدّ (radd).
==== Noun ====
rada class IX (plural rada class X)
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=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English radar.
==== Noun ====
rada class IX (plural rada class X)
radar
==== Interjection ====
rada (plural saseni)
(Sheng) what's up
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From rad + -a. Compare radda.
=== Verb ===
rada (present radar, preterite radade, supine radat, imperative rada)
line (place along a line)
==== Usage notes ====
Typically with particle: rada upp.
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“rada”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)