dada
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.
Noun[edit]
dada (plural dadas)
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
dada (uncountable)
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).
Anagrams[edit]
Acehnese[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
References[edit]
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Caló[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada m
References[edit]
- “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
- “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada f (plural dades)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
dada f sg
Further reading[edit]
- “dada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “dada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.
Noun[edit]
dada
- (Northern) older sister
Declension[edit]
nominative | dada |
---|---|
genitive | dadanıñ |
dative | dadağa |
accusative | dadanı |
locative | dadada |
ablative | dadadan |
Dupaningan Agta[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).
Noun[edit]
dada n (uncountable)
Adjective[edit]
dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)
- Related to the dada art movement.
- bizarre, irrational, like dada art
Etymology 2[edit]
Interjection[edit]
dada
Adverb[edit]
dada
Anagrams[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Declension[edit]
Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | dada | dadat | ||
genitive | dadan | dadojen | ||
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | ||
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | dada | dadat | ||
accusative | nom. | dada | dadat | |
gen. | dadan | |||
genitive | dadan | dadojen dadainrare | ||
partitive | dadaa | dadoja | ||
inessive | dadassa | dadoissa | ||
elative | dadasta | dadoista | ||
illative | dadaan | dadoihin | ||
adessive | dadalla | dadoilla | ||
ablative | dadalta | dadoilta | ||
allative | dadalle | dadoille | ||
essive | dadana | dadoina | ||
translative | dadaksi | dadoiksi | ||
abessive | dadatta | dadoitta | ||
instructive | — | dadoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “dada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of imitative origin, from children's speech.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada m (plural dadas)
Further reading[edit]
- “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Garo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)
Noun[edit]
dada
Synonyms[edit]
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada (plural dadák)
Declension[edit]
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | dada | dadák |
accusative | dadát | dadákat |
dative | dadának | dadáknak |
instrumental | dadával | dadákkal |
causal-final | dadáért | dadákért |
translative | dadává | dadákká |
terminative | dadáig | dadákig |
essive-formal | dadaként | dadákként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | dadában | dadákban |
superessive | dadán | dadákon |
adessive | dadánál | dadáknál |
illative | dadába | dadákba |
sublative | dadára | dadákra |
allative | dadához | dadákhoz |
elative | dadából | dadákból |
delative | dadáról | dadákról |
ablative | dadától | dadáktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
dadáé | dadáké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
dadáéi | dadákéi |
Possessive forms of dada | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | dadám | dadáim |
2nd person sing. | dadád | dadáid |
3rd person sing. | dadája | dadái |
1st person plural | dadánk | dadáink |
2nd person plural | dadátok | dadáitok |
3rd person plural | dadájuk | dadáik |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ dada in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading[edit]
- dada in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- dada in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)
Iban[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada (plural dada-dada, first-person possessive dadaku, second-person possessive dadamu, third-person possessive dadanya)
- (anatomy) chest: the portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
- (anatomy) chest cavity, thoracic cavity.
- Synonyms: rongga dada, ruang dada
Affixed terms[edit]
Compounds[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “dada” 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.
Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Modification of adamh (“atom”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
dada
- iota, jot, whit, tittle
- anything (in a question or negative statement), nothing
- Níl dada ann. ― There's nothing there.
- Ní fheicim dada. ― I can't see anything.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dada”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dadom”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dadaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 219
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dadaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “dada” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dada” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada m (invariable)
Anagrams[edit]
Malagasy[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Etymology 3[edit]
Adjective[edit]
dada
- (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /da.de/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /da.da/
- Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə
Noun[edit]
dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)
Derived terms[edit]
Regular affixed derivations:
- berdada [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- berdada-dadaan [reduplication + stative / habitual + repetition / reciprocity] (redup + beR- + -an)
- mendada [agent focus] (meN-)
- dadaan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants[edit]
- Indonesian: dada
See also[edit]
- payudara (“breast”)
Further reading[edit]
- “dada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- "dada" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Maltese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada f (plural dadi)
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
- paternal grandfather
- Hypernym: granper
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
- older brother
- Hypernym: frer
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
dada
Portuguese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -adɐ
- Hyphenation: da‧da
Pronoun[edit]
dada
Adjective[edit]
dada f sg
Participle[edit]
dada f sg
Salar[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
References[edit]
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Feminine of dado.
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
dada f sg
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
dada (n class, plural dada)
Derived terms[edit]
- dada mkwe (“sister-in-law”)
- dada wa kambo (“stepsister”)
Tetum[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada
Tumbuka[edit]
Noun[edit]
dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Xhosa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb[edit]
-dada
- to swim
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yoruba[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dàda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dàda
- Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
- dreadlocks
- English onomatopoeias
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English childish terms
- English uncountable nouns
- English informal terms
- Malaysian English
- Bruneian English
- English reduplicated coordinated pairs
- en:Male family members
- en:Parents
- Acehnese lemmas
- Acehnese nouns
- ace:Anatomy
- Caló lemmas
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- rmq:Male family members
- rmq:Parents
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Crimean Tatar terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
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- Crimean Tatar lemmas
- Crimean Tatar nouns
- crh:Female family members
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- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
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- nl:Farewells
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑdɑ
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- Finnish lemmas
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- fr:Toys
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- id:Anatomy
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/adɐ
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ada
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