gadda
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Afar
Pronunciation
Noun
gádda m
Declension
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| absolutive | gádda | |||||||||||||||||
| predicative | gádda | |||||||||||||||||
| subjective | gaddí | |||||||||||||||||
| genitive | gaddí | |||||||||||||||||
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References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gàdda”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Oromo
Pronunciation
Noun
gadda
Swedish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle Low German gaden.
Verb
gadda (present gaddar, preterite gaddade, supine gaddat, imperative gadda)
- (in "gadda ihop sig" and "gadda sig samman") to team up, to band together (against someone or something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gadda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gadda | gaddas | ||
| Supine | gaddat | gaddats | ||
| Imperative | gadda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gadden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gaddar | gaddade | gaddas | gaddades |
| Ind. plural1 | gadda | gaddade | gaddas | gaddades |
| Subjunctive2 | gadde | gaddade | gaddes | gaddades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gaddande | |||
| Past participle | gaddad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Etymology 2
Perhaps from gadd (“stinger”) + -a.
Verb
gadda (present gaddar, preterite gaddade, supine gaddat, imperative gadda)
- (slang) to tattoo (someone or something)
- (slang, reflexive) to get a tattoo
- Jag har gaddat mig
- I've gotten a tattoo
Conjugation
Conjugation of gadda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gadda | — | ||
| Supine | gaddat | — | ||
| Imperative | gadda | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gadden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gaddar | gaddade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | gadda | gaddade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | gadde | gaddade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gaddande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||