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brad rbad bard abrd rabd arbd brda rbda bdra dbra rdba drba badr abdr bdar dbar adbr dabr radb ardb rdab drab adrb darb

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Definitions and meaning of brad

brad

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɹad/
• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

brad (plural brads)

1. 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.
2. (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

Translations

Verb

brad (third-person singular simple present brads, present participle bradding, simple past and past participle bradded)

1. (transitive) To attach using a brad.
2. (transitive) To upset the end of a rod inserted in a hole so as to prevent it from being pulled out, as when riveting.

Anagrams

• Bard, bard, darb, drab

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)

1. 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)

1. broad, wide
2. long (of a distance)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbrat]

Noun

brad f

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. (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)

1. (literary) plunder

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

brad (present analytic bradann, future analytic bradfaidh, verbal noun bradadh, past participle bradta)

1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of bradaigh (“steal, pilfer; remove gently; steal away”)

Conjugation

Mutation

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “brad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, 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

1. fir tree

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *braid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brɑːd/

Adjective

brād

1. wide, broad

Declension

Synonyms

• wīd

Derived terms

• brādnes
• brǣdu

Descendants

• Middle English: brood, brod, brode
  • English: broad
  • Scots: braid
  • Yola: brode

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

1. bread

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: braud

  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)

1. fir, Abies alba.
2. pine tree.
3. 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)

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping and pronunciation spelling of English brother. Doublet of prayle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾad/, [ˈbɾad]

Noun

brad (Baybayin spelling ᜊ᜔ᜇᜇ᜔)

1. (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, Manila, 2018

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French bras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /brad/

Noun

brad (nominative plural brads)

1. 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)

1. treason
2. treachery

Derived terms

• bradu (“betray”, verb)
• bradychu (“betray”, verb)
• 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

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