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English
Etymology 1
Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.
Noun
dada (plural dadas)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
dada (uncountable)
Etymology 3
Noun
dada (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).
Anagrams
Acehnese
Noun
dada
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Caló
Alternative forms
Noun
dada m
References
- “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
- “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
dada f (plural dades)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Participle
dada f sg
Further reading
- “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
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.
Noun
dada
- (Northern) older sister
Declension
nominative | dada |
---|---|
genitive | dadanıñ |
dative | dadağa |
accusative | dadanı |
locative | dadada |
ablative | dadadan |
Dupaningan Agta
Noun
dada
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).
Noun
dada n (uncountable)
Adjective
dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)
- Related to the dada art movement.
- bizarre, irrational, like dada art
Etymology 2
Interjection
dada
Adverb
dada
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
dada
Declension
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 dadain rare | |
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
- “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
Etymology
Of imitative origin, from children's speech.
Pronunciation
Noun
dada m (plural dadas)
Further reading
- “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Garo
Etymology
Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)
Noun
dada
Synonyms
Hungarian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
dada (plural dadák)
Declension
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
References
- ^ 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
- 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
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation
Noun
dada
References
- Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak[2], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay dada, from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Compounds
Further reading
- “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
Alternative forms
Etymology
Modification of adamh (“atom”).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
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
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dada”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dada”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “dada”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
Noun
dada m (invariable)
Anagrams
Malagasy
Etymology 1
Noun
dada
Etymology 2
Noun
dada
Etymology 3
Adjective
dada
- (Tankarana, Tambahoaka) Synonym of dadoa
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /da.de/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /da.da/
- Rhymes: -adə, -də, -ə
Noun
dada (Jawi spelling دادا, plural dada-dada, informal 1st possessive dadaku, 2nd possessive dadamu, 3rd possessive dadanya)
Derived terms
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
- Indonesian: dada
See also
- payudara (“breast”)
Further reading
- “dada” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian dado and/or Sicilian dadu.
Pronunciation
Noun
dada f (plural dadi)
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
dada
- paternal grandfather
- Hypernym: granper
Etymology 2
Noun
dada
- older brother
- Hypernym: frer
Pali
Alternative forms
Verb
dada
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adɐ
- Hyphenation: da‧da
Pronoun
dada
Adjective
dada f sg
Participle
dada f sg
Salar
Pronunciation
Noun
dada (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “dada”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 46
Spanish
Etymology
Feminine of dado.
Pronunciation
Participle
dada f sg
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Probably from Ewe dàdá (“aunt”), Gen dadá (“aunt”)[1]
Noun
dada
- Form of address for an aunt
References
- ^ Norval Smith (2009) “A preliminary list of probable Gbe lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 465.
Swahili
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Pronunciation
Noun
dada (n class, plural dada)
Derived terms
- dada mkwe (“sister-in-law”)
- dada wa kambo (“stepsister”)
Tagalog
Etymology
Related to daldal.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈdaʔ/ [d̪ɐˈd̪aʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
- Syllabification: da‧da
Noun
dadâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜇ)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tetum
Noun
dada
Tumbuka
Noun
dada class 1a (plural ŵadada class 2)
Coordinate terms
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-dada
- to swim
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yoruba
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Etymology
From Dàda.
Pronunciation
Noun
dàda
- Alternative letter-case form of Dàda (“a child born with matted, curly hair”)
- dreadlocks
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