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rad

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rade.

• Wiktionary's coverage of Rade terms

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɹæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

rad (comparative radder, superlative raddest)

1. (slang, dated) Clipping of radical; excellent.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:awesome, Thesaurus:excellent

   • 2002, Brent Goldberg, David Wagner, Van Wilder (motion picture), spoken by Wasted Guy (Aaron Paul):

     In the Guinness Book of World-fucking-Records, man… under "Raddest Fucking Dude Alive"!

   • 2011, Diablo Cody, Young Adult (motion picture), spoken by Wheelchair Mike (John Forest):

     What is up, girly-friend? Holy shit, cuz. This is such a rad surprise.

• k-rad

rad (plural rads)

1. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) rd

   Coordinate term: gray

2. A political radical.

   • 1991 April 19, Penny Arcade, “The Real Thing”, in Gay Community News, page 8:

     The women who work in it with me are all feminists, they're all rads, two of them are black belts in karate...I mean, they're major women.

3. Abbreviation of radian.
4. (automotive, plumbing, slang) Abbreviation of radiator.
5. (firearms, slang) Abbreviation of sight radius.

• rad-hard

• deg
• grad
• mil

• 'ard, -ard, -dar, ADR, ARD, Ard, DAR, DRA, Dar, Dra, RDA, ard, dar

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (“row”). Cognate with Norwegian rad and Swedish rad.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑð]

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rader)

1. row
2. line
3. string
4. tier

• geled n
• række c

• rad og række

• “rad,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Maybe the same word as the first one. However, Norwegian radd (“person”) speaks against this possibility.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑð]

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rade)

1. (obsolete) skeleton, carcass
   • 1807, Jens Baggesen, Nye blandede Digte, p. 358.

     Hans Legem blev en Rad af Been, | Hvorpaa et Dødninghoved green. ("His body became a carcass of bones, on which a skull was grinning.")

   • 1855, Poul Møller, Efterladte Skrifter, 2nd ed., vol. 2, p. 35

     Hans Krop ... | Den bad de Høgen pille, | Saa Raden blev til Rest. ("They let the hawk pick his body so that the skeleton was left.")

2. (rare) person

   • 2018, Mette Fog Pedersen, Lys og skygge: Betragtninger fra en sygeseng, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     I den Mygindske familie var der mindst lige så megen livfuldhed som på Store Hovgård. Den gamle Mygind var en lun rad, fuld af festlige historier og næsten altid omgivet af sine store hunde. Disse havde en meget familiær stilling i huset.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2017, Knud Andersen, Den blinde ørn, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     ... tændt og skridtede frem og tilbage paa Halvdækket, sagde Hovgaard: „ Skipperen er en fin Navigatør, en første Klasses Sømand og sejler hende som en Jolle. Ham kan du lære noget af. Han er en lun Rad og „large“, selv om han er religiøs.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1887, Gerhard Holm, Den Danske konebaads-expedition til Grøonlands øostkyst:

     Morten, der snart viste sig at være en lun Rad, var heller ikke fri for at kure til Marie, naar de sad og plukkede Ryper eller Edderfugle sammen ude i Kjøkkenet, eller naar Morten havde Ordre fra Johanne til at staa og røre i Gryderne, medens  ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1906, Dansk tidsskrift:

     Den, der paa Landet bliver en , lun Rad", en ,,tør" Bider, vilde i Byen blive en Spilopmager, der ikke vejer sine Udfald saa nøje, ikke tænker meget paa Følgerne, eller en ondskabsfuld Bagtaler.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• radmager
• rygrad

• “rad,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rad,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From English rad, abbreviated from radiation.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɑˀð]

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rad)

1. rad (a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray)

• “rad,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /rɑt/
• Rhymes: -ɑt
• Homophone: rat

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, from Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

rad n (plural raderen or (obsolete) raden, diminutive raadje n or radje n or radertje n)

1. wheel

   Synonym: wiel

   het rad van fortuin ― the wheel of fortune

• Standard Dutch prefers wiel, though less so for stationary wheels, where both words are usual. In certain compounds only rad is common.

• → Papiamentu: rat, rad

From Middle Dutch rat, from Old Dutch *rath, *rad, from Proto-West Germanic *hraþ, *hrad, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz, *hraþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kret-.

rad (comparative radder, superlative radst)

1. quick, swift

   Synonyms: rap, snel, vlug, kwiek, gezwind, ras

   Zij is rad van tong.

   She has a sharp tongue.

   • 2002, Feeks mist radde tong, in De Standaard online, [1]

Declension of rad
uninflected	rad
inflected	radde
comparative	radder
	positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial	rad	radder	het radst het radste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	radde	raddere	radste
n. sing.	rad	radder	radste
plural	radde	raddere	radste
definite	radde	raddere	radste
partitive	rads	radders	—

• dar

• IPA^(key): /ɣad/

rad

1. clothes

• abi
• lenj

• IPA^(key): [ˈrat]
• Hyphenation: rad

rad (plural rad-rad)

1. (metrology) rad, a non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.

From Dutch raad (“council”), from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

rad (plural rad-rad)

1. (archaic) court.

   Synonyms: dewan, majelis

• “rad” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

rad m (invariable)

1. (physics) rad (unit)
2. (mathematics) radian

• dar

• rady

From Proto-Slavic *radъ (“glad”). Cognates include Upper Sorbian rad, Polish rad, Czech rád, Old Church Slavonic радъ (radŭ), and Russian рад (rad).

• IPA^(key): /rat/

rad (feminine rada, neuter rado, dual radej, plural raźi)

1. happy/happily, glad/gladly

   To ja rad/rady cynim.

   I’m happy to do that. (male speaker)

   Mója žeńska to rada/rad/rady scyni.

   My wife will be happy to do that.

   Našo góle tam rado/rad/rady doženjo.

   Our child will be happy to go there.

   Tam woni raźi/rad/rady njechojźe.

   They don’t like going there.

The feminine, neuter, dual, and plural forms may optionally be used in agreement with the subject of the verb, or rad or rady may be used invariably.

• IPA^(key): /rad/, /raːd/

Inherited from Old English hræd, from Proto-West Germanic *hrad, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz. Compare rathe.

• radde, rade
• red, ræd (Early Middle English)

rad (plural and weak singular rade, comparative raddere, superlative raddest)

1. quick, fast, speedy
2. rash, hasty, angry
3. eager

• Scots: redd, red

• “rad(e, adj.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

rad

1. quickly, speedily

• Scots: redd, red

Borrowed from Old Norse hræddr, past participle of hræða (“to frighten”).

• raadd, radde, rade, redde

rad

1. afraid, scared, terrified, fearful

• Scots: rad, radd, red, redd, rede

• “rad(e, adj.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.

From Old Norse rǫð.

• IPA^(key): /raːd/, /raː/

rad f or m (definite singular rada or raden, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

1. a row
2. (chess) rank

• på rad
• ryggrad

• “rad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): [raːd], [raː], [ʁaːd], [ʁaː], [ɾaːd], [ɾaː]

From Old Norse rǫð.

rad f (definite singular rada, indefinite plural rader, definite plural radene)

1. a row

• på rad
• ryggrad

From Old Norse hraðr, from Proto-Germanic *hradaz.

rad (neuter radt, definite singular and plural rade, comparative radare, indefinite superlative radast, definite superlative radaste)

1. fast
2. straight

• radig

• “rad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• *ᚱᚪᛞ (*rad)

• IPA^(key): /rɑːd/

From Proto-West Germanic *raidu. Cognate with Old Norse reið.

rād f

1. journey, ride
2. raid, expedition
3. the runic character ᚱ (/r/)
   • The Old English rune poem

     ᚱ byþ on recȳde rinca ġehwylċum / sēfte...

     Journey is easy for warriors in the hall...

Strong ō-stem:

• hranrād

• Middle English: rode, rade, rod, rood, roode
  • English: road
  • Scots: raid
    • → English: raid, rade (Scotland)
      • → Spanish: raid
      • → French: raid
      • → Italian: raid
      • → Polish: rajd
      • → Romanian: raid
      • → Swedish: räd
  • → Old French: *rade
    • Middle French: rade
      • French: rade
        • → Catalan: rada
        • → Italian: rada
        • → Spanish: rada

See ridan.

rād

1. first/third-person singular preterite of ridan

From Proto-West Germanic *raud, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós. Cognates include Old English rēad, Old Saxon rōd and Old Dutch rōt.

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːd/

rād

1. red

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: ruad

  Goesharde: ruud

  Halligen: ruad

  Heligoland: rooad

  Mooring: rüüdj

  Sylt: ruar

  Wiedingharde: ruuid

• Saterland Frisian: rood
• West Frisian: read

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

From Proto-West Germanic *hrad, wheseence also Old English hræþ, Old Norse hraðr.

rad

1. fast

From Proto-West Germanic *raþ, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, akin to Latin rota.

rad n

1. wheel

• German: Rad
• Yiddish: ראָד (rod)

• IPA^(key): /ˈrat/
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: rad

Inherited from Old Polish rad, from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

rad (comparative bardziej rad, superlative najbardziej rad, no derived adverb)

1. (dated) glad (pleased, happy, satisfied)

• All forms except the nominative are obsolete.

Learned borrowing from New Latin radium.

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rad m inan

1. (chemistry) radium (chemical element with an atomic number of 88)

Borrowed from English rad.

rad m inan

1. rad (unit of absorbed radiation dose)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

rad m inan

1. Abbreviation of radian.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rad f

1. genitive plural of rada

• rad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• rad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “rad”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

• IPA^(key): [rad]

rad

1. inflection of rade:
   1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. third-person plural present indicative

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radъ.

• IPA^(key): /râd/

rȁd (Cyrillic spelling ра̏д, comparative ràdijī)

1. willing

From ráditi (“to work”).

• IPA^(key): /râːd/

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

1. work

From English rad.

• IPA^(key): /râːd/

rȃd m (Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

1. rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

• IPA^(key): [rat]

rad m inan

1. row
2. (chess) rank

• “rad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

• IPA^(key): /rát/

rȁd (comparative rȃjši, superlative nȁjrȃjši)

1. liking or preferring something, having a positive attitude towards something

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

• IPA^(key): /ráːt/

rȃd m inan

1. (dated) gladness

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	rád
genitive	ráda
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rád
genitive (rodȋlnik)	ráda
dative (dajȃlnik)	rádu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rád
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	rádu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rádom

• “rad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

From Old Norse rǫð, from Proto-Germanic *radō (“row”).

• Rhymes: -ɑːd

rad ?

1. Abbreviation of radian.

rad c

1. A row; a line of entries in a table, or a line of objects
2. A single horizontal row of text on a CRT screen, printed paper, etc.
3. A line in a screenplay
4. (colloquial) A (short) written letter(Can we add an example for this sense?)
5. (chess) rank

• (line in screenplay): replik

• dar, dra

Borrowed from Russian страда (strada). Related to Livvi ruado and Ludian ruad.

rad

1. work, labor, toil
2. event

Inflection of rad (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	rad
genitive sing.	radon
partitive sing.	radod
partitive plur.	radoid
	singular	plural
nominative	rad	radod
accusative	radon	radod
genitive	radon	radoiden
partitive	radod	radoid
essive-instructive	radon	radoin
translative	radoks	radoikš
inessive	rados	radoiš
elative	radospäi	radoišpäi
illative	radoho	radoihe
adessive	radol	radoil
ablative	radolpäi	radoilpäi
allative	radole	radoile
abessive	radota	radoita
comitative	radonke	radoidenke
prolative	radodme	radoidme
approximative I	radonno	radoidenno
approximative II	radonnoks	radoidennoks
egressive	radonnopäi	radoidennopäi
terminative I	radohosai	radoihesai
terminative II	radolesai	radoilesai
terminative III	radossai	—
additive I	radohopäi	radoihepäi
additive II	radolepäi	radoilepäi

• IPA^(key): /raːd/

rad

1. Soft mutation of rhad.