tad

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Tause with d as a placeholder, influenced by Doa or Darha. === Symbol === tad (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tause. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Tause terms == English == === Etymology === 1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tæd/ Rhymes: -æd === Noun === tad (plural tads) (informal) A small amount; a little bit. Synonyms: jot, whit; see also Thesaurus:modicum (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin. Synonyms: gamin, gurrier, guttersnipe, street child, street urchin ==== Derived terms ==== a tad ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat. == Breton == === Etymology === From Middle Breton tat, from Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑːt/ === Noun === tad m (plural tadoù) father ma zad ― my father da dad ― your father ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tad === Noun === tad the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis) == Latvian == === Etymology === Comparable to Lithuanian tada, which is ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Adverb === tad then at that time after that afterwards == Middle English == === Etymology === From Old English tāda, abbreviation of tādige. === Noun === tad toad == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse tað. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taː/ === Noun === tad n (definite singular tadet, uncountable) manure (esp. for fertilizing) === Noun === tad m (definite singular taden, uncountable) (dialectal, Nordnorsk) alternative form of tad m (“manure”) === References === “tad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “Tad” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring Johan Hveding (1968), Håløygsk ordsamling (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 129 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit तद् (tad). === Adjective === tad (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“that”) === Pronoun === tad neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“it”) == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Comparable to Lithuanian tada (“then”), which is ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas (“that”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tâd/ === Adverb === tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д) then, at that time === Further reading === “tad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh tad, from Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /taːd/ Rhymes: -aːd === Noun === tad m (plural tadau) father ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tad bedydd (“godfather”) tadenw (“patronymic”, noun) tadenwol (“patronymic”, adjective) tadol (“paternal”) === Interjection === tad (North Wales) expressing emphasis, originally in reference to God the Father === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tad”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies