fad

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English

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Etymology

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Of English dialectal origin. Further origin obscure. Possibly from Old English ġefæd (“order, decorum”) (compare Old English ġefæd (“orderly, tidy”), fadian, ġefadian (“to set in order, arrange”), whence Middle English faden (“to arrange”)); or from French fadaise ("a trifling thought"; see fadaise).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fad (plural fads)

  1. A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time.
    • 2004, Andre R. Young, “Encore”, in Encore:
      You're a fad, that means you're something that we've already had, but once you're gone, you don't come back.
    • 2010, Eric J. Cesal, Down Detour Road: An Architect in Search of Practice, page 134:
      The pet rock fad was started by an advertising executive named Gary Dahl. The premise was simple: take ordinary rocks, glue eyes on them, and market them as pets.

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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From French fade (“tasteless”), from Vulgar Latin *fatidus, blend of Latin fatuus and vapidus.

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Adjective

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fad (comparative fader, superlative åm fadestn)

  1. vapid, flavourless, bland
  2. boring, bored

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“foolish”) and vapidus (“vapid”).

Adjective

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fad (neuter fad or fadt, plural and definite singular attributive fade)

  1. insipid, bland, slightly nauseating
  2. (figuratively) flat, insipid, vapid

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fat (“vat, vessel, luggage, clothing”).

Noun

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fad n (singular definite fadet, plural indefinite fade)

  1. basin, bowl, dish
  2. barrel, cask, vat
Inflection
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Declension of fad
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fad fadet fade fadene
genitive fads fadets fades fadenes

German

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Alternative forms

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  • fade (predominant in the northern half of Germany)

Etymology

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From French fade (“tasteless”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fad (strong nominative masculine singular fader, comparative fader, superlative am fadesten or am fadsten)

  1. (predominant in southern Germany and Austria) vapid, flavourless, bland
    Synonyms: schal, langweilig, geschmacklos
    Das Essen schmeckt fad. ― The food tastes bland.
  2. (by extension) boring, bored
    Synonym: langweilig
    Das war ein fader Film. ― That was a boring film.
    Mir ist so fad. ― I am so bored.

Declension

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Positive forms of fad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fad sie ist fad es ist fad sie sind fad
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fader fade fades fade
genitive faden fader faden fader
dative fadem fader fadem faden
accusative faden fade fades fade
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fade die fade das fade die faden
genitive des faden der faden des faden der faden
dative dem faden der faden dem faden den faden
accusative den faden die fade das fade die faden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fader eine fade ein fades (keine) faden
genitive eines faden einer faden eines faden (keiner) faden
dative einem faden einer faden einem faden (keinen) faden
accusative einen faden eine fade ein fades (keine) faden
Comparative forms of fad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist fader sie ist fader es ist fader sie sind fader
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative faderer fadere faderes fadere
genitive faderen faderer faderen faderer
dative faderem faderer faderem faderen
accusative faderen fadere faderes fadere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fadere die fadere das fadere die faderen
genitive des faderen der faderen des faderen der faderen
dative dem faderen der faderen dem faderen den faderen
accusative den faderen die fadere das fadere die faderen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein faderer eine fadere ein faderes (keine) faderen
genitive eines faderen einer faderen eines faderen (keiner) faderen
dative einem faderen einer faderen einem faderen (keinen) faderen
accusative einen faderen eine fadere ein faderes (keine) faderen
Superlative forms of fad
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am fadesten
er ist am fadsten 		sie ist am fadesten
sie ist am fadsten 		es ist am fadesten
es ist am fadsten 		sie sind am fadesten
sie sind am fadsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative fadester
fadster 		fadeste
fadste 		fadestes
fadstes 		fadeste
fadste
genitive fadesten
fadsten 		fadester
fadster 		fadesten
fadsten 		fadester
fadster
dative fadestem
fadstem 		fadester
fadster 		fadestem
fadstem 		fadesten
fadsten
accusative fadesten
fadsten 		fadeste
fadste 		fadestes
fadstes 		fadeste
fadste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der fadeste
der fadste 		die fadeste
die fadste 		das fadeste
das fadste 		die fadesten
die fadsten
genitive des fadesten
des fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten 		des fadesten
des fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten
dative dem fadesten
dem fadsten 		der fadesten
der fadsten 		dem fadesten
dem fadsten 		den fadesten
den fadsten
accusative den fadesten
den fadsten 		die fadeste
die fadste 		das fadeste
das fadste 		die fadesten
die fadsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein fadester
ein fadster 		eine fadeste
eine fadste 		ein fadestes
ein fadstes 		(keine) fadesten
(keine) fadsten
genitive eines fadesten
eines fadsten 		einer fadesten
einer fadsten 		eines fadesten
eines fadsten 		(keiner) fadesten
(keiner) fadsten
dative einem fadesten
einem fadsten 		einer fadesten
einer fadsten 		einem fadesten
einem fadsten 		(keinen) fadesten
(keinen) fadsten
accusative einen fadesten
einen fadsten 		eine fadeste
eine fadste 		ein fadestes
ein fadstes 		(keine) fadesten
(keine) fadsten

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fot.[1] Compare Scottish Gaelic fad.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fad m (genitive singular faid, nominative plural faid)

  1. length

Declension

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Declension of fad (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fad faid
vocative a fhaid a fhada
genitive faid fad
dative fad faid
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fad na faid
genitive an fhaid na bhfad
dative leis an bhfad
don fhad 		leis na faid

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of fad
radical lenition eclipsis
fad fhad bhfad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fad”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 289
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 101
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 96

Further reading

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From French fade.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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fad (masculine faden, neuter fad, comparative méi fad, superlative am faadsten)

  1. bland, insipid, tasteless
  2. dull, boring, bland

Declension

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declension of fad
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass fad si ass fad et ass fad si si(nn) fad
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner faden fad fad fad
independent without determiner fades fader
dative after any declined word faden fader faden faden
as first declined word fadem fadem

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French fade.

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Adjective

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fad m or n (feminine singular fadă, masculine plural fazi, feminine and neuter plural fade)

  1. tasteless, flavorless, insipid
    Synonyms: searbăd, insipid, fără gust

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite fad fadă fazi fade
definite fadul fada fazii fadele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite fad fade fazi fade
definite fadului fadei fazilor fadilor

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish fot, from Proto-Celtic *wazdos, which could be from the same root as *wāstos (“empty”).

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Noun

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fad m (genitive singular faid or faide)

  1. length
  2. distance
  3. duration

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Determiner

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fad

  1. all, whole
    A bheil sibh fad an latha ann?
    Have you been there all the day?

Mutation

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Mutation of fad
radical lenition
fad fhad

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fad (nominative plural fads)

  1. thread

Declension

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declension of fad
singular plural
nominative fad fads
genitive fada fadas
dative fade fades
accusative fadi fadis
vocative 1 o fad! o fads!
predicative 2 fadu fadus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

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Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English what (“why”), from Old English hwæt (“why”). Spelling was influenced by Irish fád.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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fad

  1. why
    Synonym: farthoo
    • 1867, “DR. RUSSELL ON THE INHABITANTS AND DIALECT OF THE BARONY OF FORTH”, in APPENDIX:
      Fad didn'st thou cum t' ouz on zum other dey?
      [Why didn't you come to us on some other day?]
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References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 131
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