# dad
## English

* This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dæd/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Homophone: Dad
* Rhymes: -æd

### Etymology 1

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English *dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare West Frisian deite (“dad, daddy”).
* Perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh and Breton tad (from Proto-Brythonic *tad), Old Irish data; and possibly related to Russian дя́дя (djádja, “uncle”) and/or Russian де́душка (déduška, “grandfather”), all imitative. In Welsh, when subject to soft mutation (which occurs in vocative contexts, among others), tad becomes dad.
* Perhaps imitative of a child's first uttered syllables da, da.
* Possibly from a metathetic variation of a hypothetical Old English *ætta, *atta (“father”), from Proto-West Germanic *attō, from Proto-Germanic *attô ("father, forefather"; whence also North Frisian ate, aatj, taatje, tääte (“father; dad”), Middle High German tate (“father, dad”) (whence German Tate (“dad”), Bavarian tatte (“dad”), Cimbrian tatta (“dad”)), Icelandic táta (“dad”)), from Proto-Indo-European *átta (“father”), whence Sanskrit तत (tata, “father”).

#### Alternative forms

* dadde (obsolete)
* dadda

#### Noun

dad (plural dads)
* (informal) A father, a male parent.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:father
    His dad was always there for him.
* Used to address one's father; often capitalized
    Synonyms: Dad, dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, Pop, pappa, pater, paw
    Happy Father's Day, dad!
* (slang) Used to address an older adult male
    Synonyms: daddio, pop, pops

##### Derived terms

* ballet dad
* bank of mum and dad
* biodad
* dad-blamed
* dad bod, dadbod
* dad burn
* dad-burned
* dadchelor party
* dadcore
* dad dancer
* dad dancing
* dad-dancing
* daddish
* dadhood
* dadication
* dad joke
* dadless
* dadlike
* dadly
* dadness
* dadpreneur
* dadrock
* dadship
* dadvice
* deadbeat dad
* do-dad
* doo-dad
* eagle dad
* granddad
* ho-dad
* insta-dad
* Instadad
* seahorse dad
* soccer dad
* stay-at-home dad
* stepdad
* superdad
* weekend dad

##### Related terms

* dada
* daddio
* daddy
* grandpappy

##### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

##### See also

* mum, mom
* sire

#### References

* ↑ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Dad”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

### Etymology 2

From dade (“to strike heavily”), dade (“a heavy blow or thud”). Probably onomatopoeic.

#### Alternative forms

* dod, dodge, dadge

#### Noun

dad (plural dads)
* A lump or piece.
* A blow; act of striking something.

#### Verb

dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded)
* (transitive) To throw against something; to dash.

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

dad (plural dads)
* Alternative form of daad (“Arabic letter ض”)

### Anagrams

* AD&D, ADD, add, add.

## Angloromani
### Etymology

Inherited from Romani dad.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdæd], [dæd]

### Noun

dad
* father
    Synonyms: daddarus, daddi, daddus
    Kai si chor dad?(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Kon si chor dad?(please add an English translation of this usage example)

### References

* “dad”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006, page 52

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tāt. Cognate with Turkish tat, Bashkir тат (tat), Kazakh тәтті (tättı, “sweet, palatable”) etc.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dɑd]

#### Noun

dad (definite accusative dadı, plural dadlar)
* taste
    Synonym: tam

##### Derived terms

* dada gətirmək
* dadı qaçmaq
* dadına baxmaq
* dadını vermək
* dadlı
* dadmaq
* dadsız

##### Descendants

* → Lezgi: дад (dad)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian داد.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [dɑːd]

#### Noun

dad (definite accusative dadı, plural dadlar)
* (Classical Azerbaijani) justice
* (Classical Azerbaijani) court of justice
* (Classical Azerbaijani) equivalent, replacement
* (Classical Azerbaijani) punishment
* complaint, grievance

##### Declension
#### Interjection

dad
* alas! woe!

### Etymology 3

Possibly from Arabic إِمْدَاد (ʔimdād), verbal noun of Arabic أَمَدَّ (ʔamadda).

#### Noun

dad (definite accusative dadı, plural dadlar)
* help, aid, assistance

##### Declension
### References

* Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*dāt-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
* Abdullayev B. T.; Oruçov Ə. Ə.; Şirvani Y. Z., editors (1966), “дад”, in Әрәб вә фарс сөзләри лүғәти (Ərəb və fars sözləri lüğəti) [Dictionary of Arabic and Persian words], Baku: Азәрбајҹан ССР Елмләр Академијасы Нәшријјаты, page 134
* Orucov, Əliheydər, editor (2006), “dad”, in Azərbaycan dilinin izahlı lüğəti [Explanatory Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language]‎ (in Azerbaijani), 2nd edition, volume I, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, pages 507-508

## Balkan Romani
### Alternative forms

* dat (Sepečides, Sofia Erli)

### Noun

dad m
* (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) father
    Synonyms: (Bugurdži) babi, (Sofia Erli) baba

#### Derived terms

* dad bičačo
* dadeskoro
* dujto dad
* phuro dad

### References

* “dad” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Baltic Romani
### Alternative forms

* daad (Lotfitka)

### Noun

dad m
* (Litovska, Xaladitka) father

#### Derived terms

* boldo-dad
* daadengò
* daadeskò
* dadêngiro
* dadêskiro
* phuurò daad
* prijomno dad
* štiivò daad

### References

* “dad” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Breton
### Noun

dad
* Mutated form of tad.

## Carpathian Romani
### Noun

dad m
* (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Prekmurski, Romungro, Veršend) father

#### Derived terms

* bidadeskero
* dadalipe
* dadalo
* dadano
* Dadeskero Di
* dadikano
* dadipe
* gulo dad
* keresno dad
* le dadeskeri fajta
* moštoha dad
* moštovno dad
* phuro dad

### References

* “dad” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Prekmurski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Romungro Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Veršend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Northern Kurdish
### Etymology

From Persian داد (dâd).

### Noun

dad f
* justice

## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dādi. Cognate with Old English dǣd, Dutch daad, Old High German tāt (German Tat).

### Noun

dād f
* deed

#### Descendants

* Low German: Daat, Dad

## Romagnol
### Noun

dad m (plural dëd)
* Clipping of dàdo (“a dear”).

## Romani
### Alternative forms

* dade (Dolenjski)

### Etymology

Compare Hindi दादा (dādā, “grandfather, older brother”).

### Noun

dad m (accusative dades, nominative plural dada, accusative plural daden)
* father
    Synonym: (Dolenjski) tata

#### Descendants

* Angloromani: dad
* Traveller Norwegian: dad

### References

* ↑ Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “dad”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 64ab

### Further reading

* Alinčová, Milena (2002 September) “Daj / Dad (Mother / Father)”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎, Prague, archived from the original on 19 October 2021
* Marcel Courthiade (2009) “o dad, -es m. -a, -en”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 119ab
* Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “dad”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, pages 22, 135

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

Akin to Irish dada, tada.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t̪at̪/

### Noun

dad m
* anything, ought, (in the negative) nothing
    Synonyms: càil, func, heat, sgath, sìon, stuth
    Ciod e th' ort? Chan eil dad.What is wrong with you? Nothing.
* whit, jot, tittle

#### Derived terms

* a h-uile dad
* dad ort

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “dad”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC

## Sinte Romani
### Alternative forms

* dat

### Noun

dad m
* father

#### Derived terms

* dadeskaro
* vaver dad
* štifdat

### References

* “dad” in Franz Nikolaus Finck, Lehrbuch des Dialekts der deutschen Zigeuner, Marburg, N. G. Elwert, 1903, →OCLC, page 74.
* “dad” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Somali
### Etymology

From Proto-Somaloid *zad (“person, people”), from Proto-Cushitic *zat (“person”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *za- + *-t (noun forming suffix). Compare Jiiddu yed.

### Noun

dad m
* people

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdad/ [ˈd̪að̞]
* Rhymes: -ad
* Syllabification: dad

### Verb

dad
* second-person plural imperative of dar

## Traveller Norwegian
### Etymology

From Romani dad.

### Noun

dad
* father

#### Derived terms

* daden-dad
* daden-dakri
* daden-pral
* dadenske-penja
* dakri-dad
* develske dad
* develsko dad
* fedi-dad
* purrano-dad

### References

* “dad” in Norwegian Romani Dictionary.
* “dad” in Tavringens Rakripa: Romanifolkets Ordbok, Landsorganisasjonen for Romanifolket.

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Arabic ضَاد (ḍād).

### Noun

dad
* Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ض

#### Alternative forms

* dat

## Vlax Romani
### Noun

dad m
* (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) father
* (Sremski Gurbet) stepfather

#### Derived terms

* bidadesko
* dada
* dadesko
* dadeso
* gulo dad
* me dadesi familija
* moštoha dad
* paposko dad
* phuro dad
* šuklo dad

### References

* “dad” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
* “dad” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /daːd/

### Noun

dad
* Soft mutation of tad.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Welsh Romani
### Noun

dad m
* father
* Roman Catholic priest
    Synonym: 'måro rašaj

#### Derived terms

* 'måro dad
* båro dad
* dadengo
* dadesko
* dev'lesko dad
* phuro dad
* pårno dad
* stifo dad

### References

* “dad” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

## Zay
### Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (dal).

### Noun

dad
* (anatomy) abdomen

### References

* Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind