sad

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Translingual

Symbol

sad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sandawe.

See also

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (sated, full), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (sated, satisfied), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (to satiate, satisfy). Cognate to West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German satt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæd/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æd

Adjective

sad (comparative sadder or more sad, superlative saddest or most sad)

  1. (heading) Emotionally negative.
    1. Feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
      Synonyms: depressed, down in the dumps, glum, melancholy; see also Thesaurus:sad
      Antonyms: cheerful, gleeful, happy, upbeat; see also Thesaurus:happy
      She gets sad when he's away.
    2. Appearing sorrowful.
      The puppy had a sad little face.
      • 2010 February, Eric Rentschler, Itoh's Ghost, iUniverse, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54:
        We need a sad man. Give us a sad man.” Tomo gave the look of a sad man, then followed with the body of a sad man. “That's it, more of that. can you manufacture a mole right here? Yes, a very ugly mole. Right here, on the chin. []
    3. Causing sorrow; lamentable.
      Synonyms: deplorable, saddening; see also Thesaurus:lamentable
      It's a sad fact that most rapes go unreported.
      • 1911, G. K. Chesterton, The Ballad of the White Horse:
        The Great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, / For all their wars are merry and all their songs are sad.
      • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
        The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
    4. Poor in quality, bad; shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor.
      Synonyms: pitiful, sorry; see also Thesaurus:low-quality
      Antonym: decent
      That's the saddest-looking pickup truck I've ever seen.
    5. Of colours: dark, deep; later, sombre, dull.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dim, Thesaurus:dark colour
      • 1650, Thomas Browne, “Compendiously of Sundry Other Common Tenents, Concerning Minerall and Terreous Bodies, Which Examined, Prove Either False or Dubious”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: , 2nd edition, London: A Miller, for Edw Dod and Nath Ekins, , →OCLC, 2nd book, page 69:
        [] this is either uſed crude, and called ſulphur vive, and is of a ſadder colour; or after depuration, ſuch as we have in magdeleons or rols of a lighter yellow.
      • 1679, Izaak Walton, The Life of Bishop Robert Sanderson:
        sad-coloured clothes
      • 1707, J Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. , London: J H for H Mortlock , and J Robinson , →OCLC:
        Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the foundation of many colours, especially all sad colours.
  2. (obsolete) Sated, having had one's fill; satisfied, weary.
  3. (obsolete) Steadfast, valiant.
  4. (obsolete) Dignified, serious, grave.
    Synonyms: staid, stern; see also Thesaurus:serious
  5. (obsolete) Naughty; troublesome; wicked.
    Synonyms: mischievous, roguish, vexatious
    • 1859, Ferna Vale, Natalie; or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds:
      Mr. Santon laughed, and merely said,—"Oh, you cruel beauty!" returning to his paper again; but, seated in the bay-window was one, who could not thus lightly look upon the conduct of the coquettish Winnie, for it was evident she was a sad coquette.
    • 1860, Isaac Taylor, “Essay III. Modern Advancements and Lay Inventors.”, in Ultimate Civilization and Other Essays, London: Bell and Daldy , →OCLC, section IX, page 227:
      In ſuch places, it would not be doubted, that a grim Daniel Scroggins, and an aproned Sam Smith, might be found—ſad tipſy fellows, both of them, to whoſe ingenuity this or that mechanical improvement had been due.
  6. (slang) Unfashionable; socially inadequate or undesirable.
    I can't believe you use drugs; you're so sad!
  7. (dialect) Soggy (to refer to pastries).
  8. (obsolete) Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard.
    sad bread
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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Further reading

Verb

sad (third-person singular simple present sads, present participle sadding, simple past and past participle sadded)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To make melancholy; to sadden or grieve (someone).
    • 16??, John Webster, Appius and Virginia
      My father's wondrous pensive, and withal / With a suppress'd rage left his house displeas'd, / And so in post is hurried to the camp: / It sads me much; to expel which melancholy, / I have sent for company.

Etymology 2

Noun

sad (plural sads)

  1. Alternative form of saad (Arabic letter)

Etymology 3

From Donald Trump's frequent usage of the word sad (shameful, deplorable; later, regrettable, poor) as an interjection in his tweets; a Trumpism.

Interjection

sad

  1. (Internet slang, sometimes humorous) Expressing contempt, ridicule or disgust; bah!

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

Noun

sad (definite accusative sadı, plural sadlar)

  1. the Arabic letter ص

Declension

    Declension of sad
singular plural
nominative sad
sadlar
definite accusative sadı
sadları
dative sada
sadlara
locative sadda
sadlarda
ablative saddan
sadlardan
definite genitive sadın
sadların
    Possessive forms of sad
nominative
singular plural
mənim (my) sadım sadlarım
sənin (your) sadın sadların
onun (his/her/its) sadı sadları
bizim (our) sadımız sadlarımız
sizin (your) sadınız sadlarınız
onların (their) sadı or sadları sadları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (my) sadımı sadlarımı
sənin (your) sadını sadlarını
onun (his/her/its) sadını sadlarını
bizim (our) sadımızı sadlarımızı
sizin (your) sadınızı sadlarınızı
onların (their) sadını or sadlarını sadlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (my) sadıma sadlarıma
sənin (your) sadına sadlarına
onun (his/her/its) sadına sadlarına
bizim (our) sadımıza sadlarımıza
sizin (your) sadınıza sadlarınıza
onların (their) sadına or sadlarına sadlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (my) sadımda sadlarımda
sənin (your) sadında sadlarında
onun (his/her/its) sadında sadlarında
bizim (our) sadımızda sadlarımızda
sizin (your) sadınızda sadlarınızda
onların (their) sadında or sadlarında sadlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (my) sadımdan sadlarımdan
sənin (your) sadından sadlarından
onun (his/her/its) sadından sadlarından
bizim (our) sadımızdan sadlarımızdan
sizin (your) sadınızdan sadlarınızdan
onların (their) sadından or sadlarından sadlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (my) sadımın sadlarımın
sənin (your) sadının sadlarının
onun (his/her/its) sadının sadlarının
bizim (our) sadımızın sadlarımızın
sizin (your) sadınızın sadlarınızın
onların (their) sadının or sadlarının sadlarının

Further reading

  • sad” in Obastan.com.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sad

Adverb

sad

  1. (focus) also; too
  2. (after a negative) either

Czech

sad
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech sad, from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.

Noun

sad m inan

  1. orchard
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

sad

  1. genitive plural of sada

Further reading

  • sad”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • sad”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • sad”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Verb

sad

  1. past of sidde

Gothic

Romanization

sad

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌳

Livonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sato.

Noun

sad

  1. precipitation (hail, rain, snow)

Lower Sorbian

sad

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sadъ (plant, garden). Cognate with Upper Sorbian sad, Polish sad (orchard), Czech sad (orchard), Russian сад (sad, orchard, garden), Old Church Slavonic садъ (sadŭ, plant, garden).

Pronunciation

Noun

sad m inan

  1. fruit (food)

Declension

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English sæd, from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adjective

sad (plural and weak singular sadde, comparative saddere, superlative saddest)

  1. sated, weary (having had enough)
  2. firm, solid, hard:
    1. steady, enduring
    2. intense, powerful, severe
    3. secure (inspiring trust)
    4. dense, thick, tightly-packed
  3. considered, thoughtful, serious
  4. sad (inspiring or having sorrow)
  5. authentic, true, genuine
  6. (of colors) dark, deep
Descendants
  • English: sad
  • Scots: sad

Adverb

sad (comparative saddere)

  1. firmly, solidly, steadily
  2. strongly, intensely
  3. seriously, consideredly
  4. sadly (in a sorrowful way)
Descendants
  • English: sad (dialectal)
  • Scots: sad

References

Etymology 2

Noun

sad

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of seed (seed)

Etymology 3

Verb

sad

  1. Alternative form of saden

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (to satiate, satisfy).

Adjective

sad (comparative sadoro, superlative sadost)

  1. full, sated, satiated
  2. weary

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Low German sat

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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sad

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

sad m inan (diminutive sadek, related adjective sadowy)

  1. (agriculture, horticulture) orchard (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

Declension

Derived terms

noun
adjective
noun
verb

Further reading

  • sad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic садъ (sadŭ).

Noun

sad n (plural saduri)

  1. (dated) orchard

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative sad sadul saduri sadurile
genitive-dative sad sadului saduri sadurilor
vocative sadule sadurilor

Scots

Etymology

From Old English sæd.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sad (comparative sadder, superlative saddest)

  1. grave, serious
  2. strange, remarkable
  3. sad

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьda, *sьgoda.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adverb

sȁd (Cyrillic spelling са̏д)

  1. now
  2. currently
  3. presently

Etymology 2

sȃd

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ. Compare Russian сад (sad).

Pronunciation

Noun

sȃd m (Cyrillic spelling са̑д)

  1. plant nursery, plantation, orchard (specialized facility rather than a home garden)
  2. a seeding or sapling from a plant nursery
Declension

References

  • sad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • sad”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sadъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

sad m inan (genitive singular sadu, nominative plural sady, genitive plural sadov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. garden, orchard, plantation

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns

Further reading

  • sad”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Slovene

Alternative forms

  • ſad (Bohorič alphabet)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sȃdъ (plant, garden), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sādas.

Pronunciation

Noun

sȃd m inan

  1. (archaic or literary) fruit
    Synonyms: sadež, plod
  2. (literary) result, outcome
    Synonyms: rezultat, izraz, odraz, pridobitev, otrok, output, posledica, produkt, plod
  3. (obsolete) child, young direct offspring
    Synonyms: otrok, dete, froc, malček, otroček, otročič, otročiček, otrokec, pamž, pestovanček, pestovanec, spestovanec
    Antonyms: starš, roditelj, rodnik, starši
    Zdrava, Marija, milosti polna, Gospod je s Teboj, blagoslovljena si med ženami in blagoslovljen je sad Tvojega telesa Jezus.Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
  4. (literary, rare) consequence
    Synonyms: posledica, nasledek, nastopek, posledek, plod

Usage notes

Unlike plod, sad is used more when the edibility is stressed, rather than the seeds it contains.

Declension

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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , long mixed accent, ending -u in genitive singular
nom. sing. sȃd
gen. sing. sadȗ
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
sȃd sadȏva sadȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
sadȗ sadóv sadóv
dative
dajȃlnik
sȃdu, sȃdi sadȏvoma, sadȏvama sadȏvom, sȃdȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
sȃd sadȏva sadȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
sȃdu, sȃdi sadȏvih sadȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
sȃdom sadȏvoma, sadȏvama sadȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
sȃd sadȏva sadȏvi


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First masculine declension (hard o-stem, inanimate, -ov- infix) , fixed accent
nom. sing. sȃd
gen. sing. sȃda
singular dual plural
nominative
imenovȃlnik
sȃd sadȏva sadȏvi
genitive
rodȋlnik
sȃda sadóv sadóv
dative
dajȃlnik
sȃdu, sȃdi sadȏvoma, sadȏvama sadȏvom, sȃdȏvam
accusative
tožȋlnik
sȃd sadȏva sadȏve
locative
mẹ̑stnik
sȃdu, sȃdi sadȏvih sadȏvih
instrumental
orọ̑dnik
sȃdom sadȏvoma, sadȏvama sadȏvi
(vocative)
(ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik)
sȃd sadȏva sadȏvi


Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • sad”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • sad”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Tat

Etymology

Cognate with Persian صد (sad).

Numeral

sad

  1. hundred

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic صَاد (ṣād).

Noun

sad

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ص

Alternative forms

Wakhi

Etymology

Compare Tajik сад (sad).

Numeral

sad

  1. hundred