-ada

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ada"

Basque

Etymology

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Suffix

-ada

Forming nouns expressing a hit or strike
‎bultzatu (“to jostle, to push”) + ‎-ada → ‎bultzada (“jostle, push”)
Forming nouns expressing an action
‎begiratu (“to look”) + ‎-ada → ‎begirada (“glance”)

Derived terms

Basque terms suffixed with -ada

abiada

besarkada

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈa.ðə]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈa.ða]

Suffix

-ada f (plural -ades)

forms the feminine singular past participle of verbs ending in -ar
‎parlar (“to speak”) + ‎-ada → ‎parlada (“spoken”)

Suffix

-ada f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ades)

forms nouns signifying a collective or large quantity
‎gent (“people”) + ‎-ada → ‎gentada (“crowd”)

‎os (“bone”) + ‎-ada → ‎ossada (“skeleton”)
forms nouns signifying the contents of
‎boca (“boca”) + ‎-ada → ‎bocada (“mouthful”)

‎cistell (“basket”) + ‎-ada → ‎cistellada (“basketful”)
forms nouns signifying a hit or strike
‎bastó (“stick”) + ‎-ada → ‎bastonada (“a hit with a stick”)
forms nouns signifying an action characteristic of someone or something
‎català (“Catalan”) + ‎-ada → ‎catalanada (“Catalanism”)
forms nouns signifying the effect of a verb
‎fiblar (“to sting”) + ‎-ada → ‎fiblada (“a sting”)
forms nouns signifying a time period, especially in relation to another
‎dia (“day”) + ‎-ada → ‎diada (“a specific day; a kind of day; holiday”)

‎calçot (“onion”) + ‎-ada → ‎calçotada (“the time when these onions are eaten”)

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ada

Esperanto

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈada/
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: a‧da

Suffix

-ada

See -ad-

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaðɐ]

Suffix

-ada

forms the feminine singular past participle of verbs whose infinitive ends in -ar
feminine singular of -ado

Suffix

-ada f (noun-forming suffix, plural -adas)

forms nouns signifying a collective or large quantity
‎gaspallo (“chaff”) + ‎-ada → ‎gaspallada (“dead brushwood and leaves”)

‎rapaz (“boy”) + ‎-ada → ‎rapazada (“the young ones; a group of boys”)

‎trapallo (“rag, tatter”) + ‎-ada → ‎trapallada (“mess”)
forms nouns, from the names of containers, meaning “as much as can be held by the container”; -ful
‎lar (“hearth”) + ‎-ada → ‎larada (“hearthful”)

‎man (“hand”) + ‎-ada → ‎mada (“handful”)
forms nouns, from the names of food, meaning “a dish whose primary ingredient is that food”
‎lacón (“pork shoulder”) + ‎-ada → ‎lacoada (“dish made of pork shoulder, greens and potatoes”)
forms nouns, from nouns denoting objects, meaning “a strike or blow with the object”
‎cu (“butt”) + ‎-ada → ‎cuada (“pratfall”)

‎panca (“rod; lever”) + ‎-ada → ‎pancada (“blow with a staff, rod, etc.”)
forms nouns, from verbs, denoting the action of the verb
‎chegar (“to arrive”) + ‎-ada → ‎chegada (“arrival”)
forms nouns, from the name of fruits, meaning “juice or jam made with that fruit”
‎marmelo (“quince”) + ‎-ada → ‎marmelada (“quince jam”)

Derived terms

Galician terms suffixed with -ada

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ade, French -ade, Italian -ata, Portuguese -ada/Spanish -ada. Also found in Russian in words such as лимонад (limonad, “lemonade”) and оранжад (oranžad, “orangeade”). All ultimately from Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈada/

Suffix

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-ada

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a product; -ade
‎limon (“lemon”) + ‎-ada → ‎limonada (“lemonade”)

‎persica (“peach”) + ‎-ada → ‎persicada (“peachade”)
forms nouns from nouns, denoting a series; -ade
‎columna (“column”) + ‎-ada → ‎columnada (“colonade”)

‎fenestra (“window”) + ‎-ada → ‎fenestrada (“row of windows”)

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ada not found

References

Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

-ad, -ados

Etymology

See kadà (“when”). The -da is reminiscent of the Proto-Slavic particle *-de, as seen in *kъde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [-ɐˈdɐ]
Rhymes: -ɐ
Syllabification: -a‧dà

Suffix

-adà

Produces adverbs of time
‎kas (“what”) + ‎-ada → ‎kada (“when”)

‎tas (“that”) + ‎-ada → ‎tada (“then”)

‎visas (“all”) + ‎-ada → ‎visada (“always”)

‎kitas (“other”) + ‎-ada → ‎kitados (“sometime”)

‎niekas (“nothing”) + ‎-ada → ‎niekada (“never”)

Derived terms

Lithuanian terms suffixed with -ada

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese -ada, feminine equivalent of -ado.

Suffix

-ada

noun-forming suffix
‎fuzilâ (“to dazzle”) + ‎-ada → ‎fuzilada (“a flash produced by lightning”)

‎pitâ (“to escape”) + ‎-ada → ‎pitada (“escapade”)

Usage notes

Unlike -ado, generally not used to form participles.

Derived terms

Macanese terms suffixed with -ada

nhamada

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ.dɑ/

Suffix

-ada

inflection of -ad:
1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
2. weak nominative masculine singular

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -ātus

Latin -atader.

Occitan -adader.

French -adebor.

Polish -ada

Borrowed from French -ade.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.da/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: -a‧da

Suffix

-ada f

-ade, used to form nouns denoting action, or a person performing said action
‎błazen + ‎-ada → ‎błazenada

Declension

Declension of -ada

	singular	plural
nominative	-ada	-ady
genitive	-ady	-ad
dative	-adzie	-adom
accusative	-adę	-ady
instrumental	-adą	-adami
locative	-adzie	-adach
vocative	-ado	-ady

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ada

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -ada, from Latin -āta.

Pronunciation

Audio (Brazil): (file)

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.da/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.dɐ/ [ˈa.ðɐ]

Suffix

-ada f

forms the feminine singular past participle of verbs whose infinitive ends in -ar
‎falar (“to speak”) + ‎-ada → ‎falada (“spoken”)

Suffix

-ada f (noun-forming suffix, plural -adas)

forms nouns, from nouns denoting objects, meaning “a strike or blow with the object”
‎cadeira (“chair”) + ‎-ada → ‎cadeirada (“blow with a chair”)

‎faca (“knife”) + ‎-ada → ‎facada (“knifing”)

‎cabo (“handle”) + ‎-ada → ‎cabada (“blow with a handle”)
forms nouns, from verbs, denoting the action of the verb
‎chegar (“to arrive”) + ‎-ada → ‎chegada (“arrival”)

‎largar (“to start running, in a race”) + ‎-ada → ‎largada (“the start of a race”)
forms nouns, from nouns, denoting a collection or excessive amount of the suffixed noun
‎dinheiro (“money”) + ‎-ada → ‎dinheirada (“a vast sum of money”)

‎bezerro (“calf”) + ‎-ada → ‎bezerrada (“herd of calves”)
forms nouns, from the names of containers, meaning “as much as can be held by the container”; -ful
‎colher (“spoon”) + ‎-ada → ‎colherada (“spoonful”)

‎xícara (“cup”) + ‎-ada → ‎xicarada (“cupful”)
forms nouns, from the names of food, meaning “a dish whose primary ingredient is that food”
‎feijão (“bean”) + ‎-ada → ‎feijoada (“feijoada”)

‎coalho (“curd”) + ‎-ada → ‎coalhada (“a dessert made of curd”)
forms nouns, from the name of fruits, meaning “juice or jam made with that fruit”
‎laranja (“orange”) + ‎-ada → ‎laranjada (“orange juice”)

‎marmelo (“quince”) + ‎-ada → ‎marmelada (“quince jam”)
feminine singular of -ado

Usage notes

Most words suffixed with -ada that indicate the action of a verb are always, or almost always, used in the form dar uma ___ada.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ada

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -āta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈada/ [ˈa.ð̞a]
Rhymes: -ada
Syllabification: -a‧da

Suffix

-ada f (noun-forming suffix, plural -adas)

forms words, derived from nouns, signifying a group (i.e. it forms collective nouns)
‎vaca (“cow”) + ‎-ada → ‎vacada (“herd”)

‎banda (“gang, band”) + ‎-ada → ‎bandada (“flock”)
forms words, derived from nouns, corresponding to -ful (as much as something will hold)
‎cuchara (“spoon”) + ‎-ada → ‎cucharada (“spoonful”)

‎boca (“mouth”) + ‎-ada → ‎bocanada (“mouthful”)
forms words indicating a period of time
‎otoño (“autumn”) + ‎-ada → ‎otoñada (“autumn-time”)

‎verano (“summer”) + ‎-ada → ‎veranada (“summer-time”)
forms words, derived from nouns, indicating a blow with the named object
Synonym: -azo

‎palma (“palm”) + ‎-ada → ‎palmada (“slap”)
forms words indicating action
‎zanca (“leg”) + ‎-ada → ‎zancada (“stride”)
forms words indicating abundance or excess
‎río (“river”) + ‎-ada → ‎riada (“flood”)

Suffix

-ada f (non-lemma form of adjective-forming suffix)

feminine singular of -ado: used with a stem to form the feminine singular past participle of regular -ar verbs
‎abrogar (“to abrogate”) + ‎-ada → ‎abrogada (“abrogated, abolished”)

‎migrar (“to migrate”) + ‎-ada → ‎migrada (“migrated”)