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brad

See also: Brad, brád, Brád, bráð, and bråd

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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brad (plural brads)

 
A brad (stationery fastener)
  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.
    • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 5:
      Into the middle arch of each desk silver-headed brads had been hammered to form a lion, a bear, a ram, a dove, and in the midst a flaming torch.
  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.

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Verb

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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.

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Aromanian

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Etymology

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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

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brad m (plural bradz)

  1. fir tree

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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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).

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brad (comparative brader, superlative braderstn) (East Central Bavarian, Carinthia, Vienna)

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

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brad f

  1. genitive plural of brada

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bráð, from from Proto-Germanic *brēdô, cognate with German Braten.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥ʁɑð], [ˈb̥ʁɑˀð]

Noun

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brad c (singular definite braden, plural indefinite brade)

  1. (archaic) roast
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Declension of brad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative brad braden brade bradene
genitive brads bradens brades bradenes
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse bráðr, from Proto-Germanic *brēþaz (“in a hurry”), cognate with Swedish bråd.

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brad (neuter bradt, plural and definite singular attributive brade)

  1. (archaic) sudden, quick
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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish brat (“spoil, plunder, robbery”), perhaps ultimately related to the root of brath (“betrayal, deception”).

Noun

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brad f (genitive singular braide)

  1. (literary) plunder
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Declension of brad (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative brad
vocative a bhrad
genitive braide
dative brad
braid (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an bhrad
genitive na braide
dative leis an mbrad
leis an mbraid (archaic, dialectal)
don bhrad
don bhraid (archaic, dialectal)
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  • bradach (“thieving; scoundrelly;”, adjective)
  • bradach m (“thief, plunderer”)
  • bradaigh (“steal, pilfer; remove gently; steal away”, verb)
  • bradaíl f (“(act of) thieving, pilfering; trespassing on crops”)
  • bradaí f (“proneness to thieving”)
  • bradaí m (“pilferer, thief; person with prominent teeth”)
  • bradóg f (“roguish woman”)

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Verb

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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”)
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conjugation of brad (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present bradaim bradann tú;
bradair† 		bradann sé, sí bradaimid bradann sibh bradann siad;
bradaid† 		a bhradann; a bhradas /
a mbradann* 		bradtar
past bhrad mé; bhradas bhrad tú; bhradais bhrad sé, sí bhradamar; bhrad muid bhrad sibh; bhradabhair bhrad siad; bhradadar a bhrad /
ar bhrad* 		bradadh
past habitual bhradainn / mbradainn‡‡ bhradtá / mbradtᇇ bhradadh sé, sí / mbradadh sé, s퇇 bhradaimis; bhradadh muid / mbradaimis‡‡; mbradadh muid‡‡ bhradadh sibh / mbradadh sibh‡‡ bhradaidís; bhradadh siad / mbradaidís‡‡; mbradadh siad‡‡ a bhradadh /
a mbradadh* 		bhradtaí / mbradta퇇
future bradfaidh mé;
bradfad 		bradfaidh tú;
bradfair† 		bradfaidh sé, sí bradfaimid;
bradfaidh muid 		bradfaidh sibh bradfaidh siad;
bradfaid† 		a bhradfaidh; a bhradfas /
a mbradfaidh* 		bradfar
conditional bhradfainn / mbradfainn‡‡ bhradfá / mbradfᇇ bhradfadh sé, sí / mbradfadh sé, s퇇 bhradfaimis; bhradfadh muid / mbradfaimis‡‡; mbradfadh muid‡‡ bhradfadh sibh / mbradfadh sibh‡‡ bhradfaidís; bhradfadh siad / mbradfaidís‡‡; mbradfadh siad‡‡ a bhradfadh /
a mbradfadh* 		bhradfaí / mbradfa퇇
subjunctive present go mbrada mé;
go mbradad† 		go mbrada tú;
go mbradair† 		go mbrada sé, sí go mbradaimid;
go mbrada muid 		go mbrada sibh go mbrada siad;
go mbradaid† 		— go mbradtar
past dá mbradainn dá mbradtá dá mbradadh sé, sí dá mbradaimis;
dá mbradadh muid 		dá mbradadh sibh dá mbradaidís;
dá mbradadh siad 		— dá mbradtaí
imperative bradaim brad bradadh sé, sí bradaimis bradaigí;
bradaidh† 		bradaidís — bradtar
verbal noun bradadh
past participle bradta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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Mutated forms of brad
radical lenition eclipsis
brad bhrad mbrad

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

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Megleno-Romanian

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Etymology

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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

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brad

  1. fir tree

Old English

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Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *braid.

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    brād (superlative brādost)

    1. wide, broad
      • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
        [Wiht] is þrittiġes mīla lang ēast ⁊ west, ⁊ twelf mīla brād sūð ⁊ norð.
        [Wight] is thirty miles long east-to-west and twelve miles wide north-to-south.

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    Declension of brād — Strong
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative brād brād brād
    Accusative brādne brāde brād
    Genitive brādes brādre brādes
    Dative brādum brādre brādum
    Instrumental brāde brādre brāde
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative brāde brāda, brāde brād
    Accusative brāde brāda, brāde brād
    Genitive brādra brādra brādra
    Dative brādum brādum brādum
    Instrumental brādum brādum brādum
    Declension of brād — Weak
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative brāda brāde brāde
    Accusative brādan brādan brāde
    Genitive brādan brādan brādan
    Dative brādan brādan brādan
    Instrumental brādan brādan brādan
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative brādan brādan brādan
    Accusative brādan brādan brādan
    Genitive brādra, brādena brādra, brādena brādra, brādena
    Dative brādum brādum brādum
    Instrumental brādum brādum brādum

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

    Old Frisian

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    Brād.

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    From Proto-West Germanic *braud, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognates include Old English brēad, Old Saxon brōd and Old Dutch *brōd.

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    brād n

    1. bread

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

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    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).[1]

    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.[2] Compare also Aromanian brad.

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    brad m (plural brazi)

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

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    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative brad bradul brazi brazii
    genitive-dative brad bradului brazi brazilor
    vocative bradule brazilor

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    diminutives
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    References

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    1. ^ brad in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
    2. ^ https://dexonline.ro/articol/Despre_legăturile_românei_cu_albaneza

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    Tagalog

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    Etymology

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

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    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

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    • “brad”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

    Volapük

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French bras.

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    brad (nominative plural brads)

    1. arm

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    declension of brad
    singular plural
    nominative brad brads
    genitive brada bradas
    dative brade brades
    accusative bradi bradis
    vocative 1 o brad! o brads!
    predicative 2 bradu bradus
    • 1 status as a case is disputed
    • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Welsh brat, from Proto-Brythonic *brad, from Proto-Celtic *mratom.

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    brad m (usually uncountable, plural bradau or bradiau)

    1. treason
    2. treachery
      Synonym: bradychiad

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    Mutated forms of brad
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    brad frad mrad unchanged

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

    Further reading

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    • 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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