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Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
гад • (had) m animal (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ды, genitive plural га́даў)
- reptile
- (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard
Declension
Declension of гад (anml hard masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Further reading
- “гад” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “гад”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Carpathian Rusyn
Etymology
From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.
Noun
гад • (had)
- reptile
- snake; lizard
Бо клевета єст як мітычна лернейска гыдра – гад, котрий мал вельо лебів.- Bo kleveta jest jak mitŷčna lernejska hŷdra – had, kotryj mal velʹo lebiv.
- Because untruth is like mythological Larnaean Hydra - reptile, that have lots of heads.
Further reading
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
гад • (gad) m (plural гадови, relational adjective гаден)
- bastard, scumbag, scum
Declension
Russian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ. Cognates include German Kot.
Pronunciation
Noun
гад • (gad) m anim (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ды, genitive plural га́дов)
- reptile or amphibian
- (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard
- Synonyms: га́дина (gádina), мерза́вец (merzávec), паску́да (paskúda), свинья́ (svinʹjá)
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.
Noun
га̏д m (Latin spelling gȁd)
- a repulsive person
- scoundrel
- cad
- asshole
- snake; lizard
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic гадъ (gadŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gadъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
гад • (had) m animal (genitive га́да, nominative plural га́ди, genitive plural га́дів)
- reptile
- (figuratively, derogatory) creep, repulsive person, vile creature, scoundrel, cad, asshole, bastard
Declension
Declension of гад (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “гад”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “гад”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN