Fad

See also: fàd, fād, fäd, and fád

English

Noun

fad ‎(plural fads)

A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.

Translations

phenomenon

Arabic: بِدعَة (ar) f, صَرْعَة f ‎(ṣarʿa), تَقْلِيعَة f ‎(taqlīʿa)
Dutch: modegril (nl), manie (nl), liefhebberij (nl)
Finnish: muotihullutus, villitys (fi), muoti (fi)
French: mode (fr) f
German: Mode (de) f, Trend (de) m, Modeerscheinung f
Italian: moda (it) f
Kyrgyz: кызыгуу (ky) ‎(kızıguu), кызыгып ээлигүү (ky) ‎(kızıgıp eeligüü), кумардануу (ky) ‎(kumardanuu), ээлигүү (ky) ‎(eeligüü), берилүү (ky) ‎(berilüü)
Norwegian: trend (no) m

Polish: moda (pl)
Portuguese: moda (pt) f
Russian: причу́да (ru) f ‎(pričúda)
Serbo-Croatian: moda (sh), modni trend, modni hir
Spanish: moda (es) f
Swedish: fluga (sv) c, dagslända (sv) c
Turkish: moda (tr), trend (tr)

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus ‎(“foolish”) and vapidus ‎(“vapid”).

Adjective

fad ‎(neuter fad or fadt, e-form fade)

insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
(figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fat ‎(“vat, vessel, luggage, clothing”).

Noun

fad n (singular definite fadet, plural indefinite fade)

bassin, bowl, dish
barrel, cask, vat

Inflection

Inflection of fad

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fad	fadet	fade	fadene
genitive	fads	fadets	fades	fadenes

German

Alternative forms

fade (predominant in the northern half of Germany)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faːt/
Homophones: Fahrt, Pfad (only according to sub-standard pronunciations of these words)
Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

fad ‎(comparative fader, superlative am fadesten or am fadsten)

(predominant in southern Germany and Austria) vapid, flavourless

Declension

Positive forms of fad

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist fad	sie ist fad	es ist fad	sie sind fad
strong declension (without article)	nominative	fader	fade	fades	fade
	genitive	faden	fader	faden	fader
	dative	fadem	fader	fadem	faden
	accusative	faden	fade	fades	fade
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fade	die fade	das fade	die faden
	genitive	des faden	der faden	des faden	der faden
	dative	dem faden	der faden	dem faden	den faden
	accusative	den faden	die fade	das fade	die faden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein fader	eine fade	ein fades	(keine) faden
	genitive	eines faden	einer faden	eines faden	(keiner) faden
	dative	einem faden	einer faden	einem faden	(keinen) faden
	accusative	einen faden	eine fade	ein fades	(keine) faden

Comparative forms of fad

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist fader	sie ist fader	es ist fader	sie sind fader
strong declension (without article)	nominative	faderer	fadere	faderes	fadere
	genitive	faderen	faderer	faderen	faderer
	dative	faderem	faderer	faderem	faderen
	accusative	faderen	fadere	faderes	fadere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fadere	die fadere	das fadere	die faderen
	genitive	des faderen	der faderen	des faderen	der faderen
	dative	dem faderen	der faderen	dem faderen	den faderen
	accusative	den faderen	die fadere	das fadere	die faderen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein faderer	eine fadere	ein faderes	(keine) faderen
	genitive	eines faderen	einer faderen	eines faderen	(keiner) faderen
	dative	einem faderen	einer faderen	einem faderen	(keinen) faderen
	accusative	einen faderen	eine fadere	ein faderes	(keine) faderen

Superlative forms of fad

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am fadesten	sie ist am fadesten	es ist am fadesten	sie sind am fadesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	fadester	fadeste	fadestes	fadeste
	genitive	fadesten	fadester	fadesten	fadester
	dative	fadestem	fadester	fadestem	fadesten
	accusative	fadesten	fadeste	fadestes	fadeste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der fadeste	die fadeste	das fadeste	die fadesten
	genitive	des fadesten	der fadesten	des fadesten	der fadesten
	dative	dem fadesten	der fadesten	dem fadesten	den fadesten
	accusative	den fadesten	die fadeste	das fadeste	die fadesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein fadester	eine fadeste	ein fadestes	(keine) fadesten
	genitive	eines fadesten	einer fadesten	eines fadesten	(keiner) fadesten
	dative	einem fadesten	einer fadesten	einem fadesten	(keinen) fadesten
	accusative	einen fadesten	eine fadeste	ein fadestes	(keine) fadesten

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fot.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /fˠɑd̪ˠ/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠad̪ˠ/

Noun

fad m ‎(genitive singular faid, nominative plural faid)

length

Declension

Declension of fad

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fad	faid
Vocative	a fhaid	a fhada
Genitive	faid	fad
Dative	fad	faid

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an fad	na faid
Genitive	an fhaid	na bhfad
Dative	leis an bhfad don fhad	leis na faid

Derived terms

Terms derived from fad

a fhad is ‎(“as long as”)
a fhad le ‎(“as far as”)
aonadfhad m ‎(“unit length”)
ar fad ‎(“still; all; always”)
ar fud ‎(“throughout, among”)
cá fhad ‎(“how long?”)
dá fhad ‎(“however long”)
fadamharcach ‎(“long-sighted”)
fadanálach ‎(“slow-breathing”)
fadaraí ‎(“patience”)
fadaraíonach ‎(“long-suffering, patient; long-headed”)

fadbheartach ‎(“deliberate”)
fadbhreathnaitheach ‎(“far-seeing”)
fadcheannach ‎(“far-seeing”)
fadcheannaitheach ‎(“long-featured”)
fadchluasach ‎(“long-eared”)
fadchosach ‎(“long-legged”)
fadchumhach ‎(“long-sorrowing”)
fadchúrsach ‎(“long-ranging”)
fadfhulaingt ‎(“long suffering”, noun)
fadfhulangach ‎(“long-suffering”, adjective)
fad gach aon fhaid ‎(“as long as can be”)

fad is ‎(“as long as”)
fadleicneach ‎(“long-cheeked”)
fad le ‎(“as far as”)
fadsaolach ‎(“long-lived”)
fadscéalach ‎(“long-winded”)
fadscríobach ‎(“long-distance, long-drawn-out”)
fadscríob ‎(“long course”)
fadscrogallach ‎(“long-necked”)
fadsrónach ‎(“long-nosed”)
i bhfad ‎(“far; for a long time”)
tonnfhad ‎(“wavelength”)

Related terms

ar fud ‎(“throughout”)
fadaigh ‎(“lengthen”)
fadáil ‎(“delaying, lingering”)

fadaíocht ‎(“lengthiness”)
fada ‎(“long”)
fadóg ‎(“long or elongated object”)

fadó ‎(“long ago”)
fadú ‎(“lengthening”)
faide ‎(“length”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fad	fhad	bhfad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“fot, fat” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“fad” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"fad" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Lojban

Rafsi

fad

rafsi of fadni.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French fade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faːt/
- Rhymes: -aːt

Adjective

fad ‎(masculine faden, neuter fad, comparative méi fad, superlative am faadsten)

bland, insipid, tasteless
dull, boring, bland

Declension

declension of fad

	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
accusative	faden	fad	fad	fad
nominative	faden	fad	fad	fad
dative	faden	fader	faden	faden

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French fade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fad/
Rhymes: -ad

Adjective

fad m, n ‎(feminine singular fadă, masculine plural fazi, feminine and neuter plural fade)

tasteless, flavorless, insipid

Synonyms

searbăd, insipid, fără gust

Declension

declension of fad

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	fad		fadă	fazi	fade
nominative/ accusative	definite	fadul		fada	fazii	fadele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	fad		fade	fazi	fade
genitive/ dative	definite	fadului		fadei	fazilor	fadelor

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

fad m ‎(genitive singular faid or faide)

Derived terms

Related terms

fada

Determiner

fad

all, whole
- A bheil sibh fad an latha ann?
  - Have you been there all the day?

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fad/

Noun

fad ‎(plural fads)

thread

Declension

declension of fad

	singular	plural
nominative	fad	fads
genitive	fada	fadas
dative	fade	fades
accusative	fadi	fadis
predicative	fadu	fadus
vocative	o fad!	o fads!

Derived terms

fadäd
lefad

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English

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Danish

Etymology 1

Adjective

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

German

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Adjective

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Irish

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Lojban

Rafsi

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Adjective

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Romanian

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Adjective

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

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