German

Noun

Rad n ‎(genitive Rades or Rads, plural Räder, diminutive Rädchen n)

1. wheel
2. bicycle (abbreviation of Fahrrad)

Declension

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą. Cognate with German Rad, Dutch rad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʀaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt
• Homophone: Rat

Noun

Rad n ‎(plural Rieder)

1. wheel

English

Adjective

rad ‎(comparative more rad, superlative most rad)

1. (slang) Short for radical; excellent

Translations

Noun

rad ‎(plural rads)

1. (metrology) A non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation, equal to 0.01 gray.
2. Abbreviation of radian.
3. (automotive, plumbing, slang) Abbreviation of radiator.

Synonyms

• (metrology): rd (abbreviation)

See also

• deg
• grad
• mil

Anagrams

• ADR
• ard, ARD
• DAR

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rad/, [ʁɑð]

Etymology 1

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rader)

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

Synonyms

• geled n
• række c

Inflection

Etymology 2

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rade)

1. chap

Inflection

Etymology 3

Noun

rad c (singular definite raden, plural indefinite rad)

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

Inflection

References

• “rad,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rad,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “rad,3” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. wheel

   Het rad van fortuin

   The wheel of fortune

Synonyms

• wiel

Derived terms

• raddraaier
• radbraken
• reuzenrad
• waterrad

Adjective

rad ‎(comparative radder, superlative radst)

1. quick, swift

   Zij is rad van tong.

   She has a sharp tongue.

   • 2002, Feeks mist radde tong, in De Standaard online,

     Bitch is missing sharp tongue

Inflection

Anagrams

• dar

Haitian Creole

Noun

rad

1. clothes

Synonyms

• abi
• lenj

Italian

Noun

rad m ‎(invariable)

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

Kurdish

Noun

rad

1. generosity

Lojban

Rafsi

rad

1. rafsi of randa.

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• rady

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rat/

Predicative

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.

Usage notes

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun

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

1. a row
2. (chess) rank

Derived terms

• på rad
• ryggrad

References

• “rad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rǫð.

Noun

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

1. a row

Derived terms

• på rad
• ryggrad

References

• “rad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

rād f

1. journey, ride
2. raid, expedition
3. the runic character ᚱ (/r/)

Descendants

• English: road
• Scots: raid

Etymology 2

See ridan.

Verb

rād

1. First-person singular preterite of ridan
2. Third-person singular preterite of ridan

Old High German

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hradaz, whence also Old English hræþ, Old Norse hraðr.

Adjective

rad

1. fast

Etymology 2

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

Noun

rad n

1. wheel

Descendants

• German: Rad
• Yiddish: ראָד ‎(rod)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rat/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Adjective

rad m ‎(comparative bardziej rad, superlative najbardziej rad)

1. (dated) glad

Declension

Etymology 2

From Latin radium

Noun

rad m inan

1. radium

Declension

Etymology 3

From English radiation absorbed dose

Noun

rad m inan

1. rad

Declension

Etymology 4

Abbreviation

rad

1. abbreviation of radian

Etymology 5

Noun

rad

1. Genitive plural of rada

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râd/

Adjective

rȁd ‎(comparative ràdijī, Cyrillic spelling ра̏д)

1. willing

Declension

Etymology 2

From ráditi ‎(“to work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râːd/

Noun

rȃd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

1. work

Declension

Etymology 3

From English rad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râːd/

Noun

rȃd m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ра̑д)

1. rad (unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

Declension

Slovak

Noun

rad m

1. row
2. (chess) rank

References

• rad in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *radъ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rát/
• Tonal orthography: rȁd

Adjective

ràd ‎(comparative rájši or ráje, superlative nàjrájši or nàjráje)

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

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ráːt/
• Tonal orthography: rȃd

Noun

rád m inan ‎(genitive ráda, uncountable)

1. (dated) gladness

Inflection

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

rad ?

1. Abbreviation of radian.

Noun

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
5. (chess) rank

Declension

Synonyms

• (line in screenplay): replik