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bad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bad"

Translingual

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bad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.

English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middle English wenche from Old English wenċel), or at least related to it and/or to bǣ̆dan (“to defile”), compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”).

Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (“effort, trouble, fear”, neuter noun), East Danish bad (“damage, destruction, fight”, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *badą, whence also Proto-Germanic *badōną (“to frighten”), Old Saxon undarbadōn (“to frighten”), Norwegian Nynorsk bada (“to weigh down, press”).[1]

Adjective

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bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder or (nonstandard) more bad, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest or (nonstandard) most bad)

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
    Synonyms: unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
    Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
    The weather looks pretty bad right now.
    He is in a bad mood.
    You have very bad grades.
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
    Synonyms: inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
    • 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
      “ […] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […] ”
  4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
    Synonyms: unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
    Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
  5. (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
    Synonyms: ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
    Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
    I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
    I've had a bad back since the accident.
  6. (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
    Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
    • 2014 August 28, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      I can tell that new kid at our daycare is trouble […] He's picking out his favorite corner to stand in when he's bad.
  7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Synonyms: foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  8. (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
    Synonyms: vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  9. Faulty; not functional.
    Synonyms: inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
    I had a bad headlight.
  10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    Synonyms: rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
    These apples have gone bad.
  11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:malodorous
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
    Synonyms: fake, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
    They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
  13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    Synonyms: bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
  14. Of poor physical appearance.
    Synonyms: repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
    I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
  15. (informal) Bold and daring.
    Synonyms: (slang) badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
  17. (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good
    Man, that new car you bought is bad!
    You is bad, man!
    • 1986, Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons (lyrics and music), “Peter Piper”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
      He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good
    • 1994, “Best Ever” (track 7), in N2Deep (lyrics), 24-7-365:
      Man, that bitch was bad—it was the best piece of pussy that I ever had.
  18. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
    Synonyms: dire; see also Thesaurus:urgent
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
  19. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous
    • 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown‎[1], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
      You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
  20. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
    Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
  21. (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
    Synonyms: rubber, hot
    He gave me a bad check.
  22. (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
    Orange Man bad
    • 2020 October 7, @morkitten, Twitter‎[2], archived from the original on 3 April 2024:
      "don't buy chinese games because china bad!!" folks I have good news about a little country called the United States of America
    • 2020 October 11, u/EarthToAccess, “Sad moment right here”, in Reddit‎[3], r/redditmoment, archived from the original on 3 April 2024:
      fake reddit moment, he's on tiktok and we all know tiktok bad 😤😤😤
    • 2023 January 24, u/ThunderEagle222, “"NATO doesn't win because it has better technology! They only win because their technology is better!"”, in Reddit‎[4], r/NonCredibleDefense, archived from the original on 3 April 2024:
      These kind of people only hate the Iraq invasion cuz "USA bad". Not because they truly care about Iraqi's.
    • 2023 March 21, @SpectrVolcarona, Twitter‎[5], archived from the original on 3 April 2024:
      -now everyone says it was "never good" because "popular thing bad" and now you're not allowed to like it anymore because it is now against the unspoken social rules thats fucking so great I hate that this happens to everything I like
    • 2023 November 28, u/zeptillian, “This super popular disposable vape device is basically just a tampon soaked in nicotine juice that gets zapped by a small battery to produce vapor.”, in Reddit‎[6], r/mildlyinteresting, archived from the original on 3 April 2024:
      Ok well since it's been a thing for like 1.5 decades now, do you think you could give us a clue? ¶ FDA. Nope. Vape bad. You figure it out yourself.
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Adverb

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bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly; poorly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
    He is quite bad off now that both his parents lost their jobs.
  2. (intensifier) Badly; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.
    • 1969, Lennon–McCartney (lyrics and music), “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
      I want you / I want you so bad, it's driving me mad
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When placed after the main verb, use of bad as an intensifier is often more accepted than badly. Compare:

  I bad need to eat.   I badly need to eat.
  I need bad to eat.   I need badly to eat.
  I need to eat bad.   I need to eat badly.

It is also common in certain set expressions, such as bad off, which may be perceived as an extended form of the adjective bad rather than the adverb bad ~ badly modifying the adjective off.

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Noun

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bad (plural bads)

  1. Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
    • 2001, Ann Belford Ulanov, Finding Space: Winnicott, God, and Psychic Reality, page 59:
      We idealize God as supergoodness in order to protect against a bad that we cannot unite with ourselves.
  2. (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream‎[7]:
      "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
    • 2003, Zane, Skyscraper, page 7:
      “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
    • 2008, Camika Spencer, Cubicles, page 68:
      Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
  3. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
     
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    • 2011, Henry Thompson, International Economics: Global Markets and Competition, 3rd edition, World Scientific, page 97:
      Imports are an economic good but exports an economic bad. Exports must be produced but are enjoyed by foreign consumers.
    • 2011, William J. Boyes, Michael Melvin, Economics, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, page 4:
      An economic bad is anything that you would pay to get rid of. It is not so hard to think of examples of bads: pollution, garbage, and disease fit the description.
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Interjection

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bad

  1. Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
    Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.
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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, s.v. *badōjan-

Etymology 2

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From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).

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bad

  1. (archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.

Etymology 3

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Unknown.

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bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

  1. (British, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
    • 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876‑10‑28): 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ‘badding’ walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial: to ‘bad’ walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’

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Afar

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Bad.

Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Somali bád and Saho bad.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbad/ [ˈbʌd]
  • Hyphenation: bad

Noun

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bád m (plural badoodá f)

  1. lake, sea, ocean

Declension

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Declension of bád
absolutive bád
predicative báda
subjective bád
genitive baddí
Postpositioned forms
l-case bádal
k-case bádak
t-case bádat
h-case bádah

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References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “bad”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 35

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch bad, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *baþą. The plural baddens was probably formed by analogy with beddens (“beds”). The expected form would have been *baaie, which is already the plural of baai (“bay”). Compare phonetically pad > paaie.

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bad (plural baddens, diminutive badjie)

  1. bath
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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), cognate with English bath and German Bad.

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Noun

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bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

  1. bath, shower, swim
  2. bathroom
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Declension of bad
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bad badet bade badene
genitive bads badets bades badenes

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

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bad

  1. past of bede

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

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bad

  1. imperative of bade

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

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bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)

  1. bath (object)
  2. the act or process of bathing
  3. immersion
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  • Afrikaans: bad
  • Negerhollands: bad, bat
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bat

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

Gothic

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Romanization

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bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian باد (bād, “wind”).

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bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)

  1. (archaic) wind
    Synonym: angin
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Khasi

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bad

  1. and, with
    • 1891, “Nongbishar 2:3”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible):
      Bad ki blei jong ki kin long jingriam ïa phi.
      And their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Lushootseed

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bad

  1. father

Maltese

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Root
b-j-d
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bad (imperfect jbid, past participle mibjud, verbal noun bidien)

  1. Alternative form of bied

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    Conjugation of bad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m bidt bidt bad bidna bidtu badu
f badet
imperfect m nbid tbid jbid nbidu tbidu jbidu
f tbid
imperative bid bidu

North Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *bidjaną.

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bad

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) to ask politely, to beg, request

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Conjugation of bad (Föhr-Amrum dialect)
infinitive I bad
infinitive II (tu) baden
past participle beeden
imperative singular bad
imperative plural bad’m
  present past
1st singular bad beed
2nd singular batst beedst
3rd singular bat beed
plural bad beed
  perfect pluperfect
1st singular haa beeden hed beeden
2nd singular heest beeden hedst beeden
3rd singular hee beeden hed beeden
plural haa beeden hed beeden
  future (skel) future (wel)
1st singular skal bad wal bad
2nd singular skääl bad wääl bad
3rd singular skal bad wal bad
plural skel bad wel bad

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”).

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bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)

  1. a bath
    et varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom (see also baderom)
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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  • ba (of be)

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bad

  1. imperative of bade
  2. simple past of be
  3. simple past of bede

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bað.

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bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)

  1. a bath
    eit varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom
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bad

  1. past of be

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō.

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bād f

  1. waiting; expectation
  2. something distrained; pledge, stake
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Declension of bād (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bād bāda, bāde
accusative bāde bāda, bāde
genitive bāde bāda
dative bāde bādum
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bād

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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bad

  1. inflection of is:
    1. third-person singular past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular/second-person plural imperative

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bad bad
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ 		mbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Palauan

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Etymology

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From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.

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bad

  1. stone; rock

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Bad.

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bad m inan

  1. (dated) health resort (resort, such as a spa, providing services designed to improve people's health)
    Synonyms: kurort, uzdrowisko, zdrojowisko
    Hyponym: spa

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Declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bady
genitive badu badów
dative badowi badom
accusative bad bady
instrumental badem badami
locative badzie badach
vocative badzie bady

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  • bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Salar

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic بَطّ (baṭṭ).

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  • (Ili, Xinjiang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): /pɑt/, /pɑd/

Noun

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bad

  1. duck

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  • Potanin, G.N. (1893) “пат”, in Тангутско-Тибетская окраина Китая и Центральная Монголия (in Russian), page 431
  • Yanchuk, Mikola Andriyovich (1893) “бад”, in Этнографическое ОбозрѢніе: Императорскаго Общества Любителей Естествознанія, Антропологіи и Этнографіи [Ethnographical Review: Imperial Society of Lovers of Natural History, Anthropology and Ethnography]‎[8] (in Russian), Moscow: Publication of the Ethnographic Department, page 13
  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bad”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 439
  • 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bad”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎[9], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 121
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “bad”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎[10], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 52
  • Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “bad”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 30
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “bad”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 264

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Compare Breton bod (“cluster, bunch of grapes, thicket”).

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bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)

  1. place, spot
  2. tuft, bunch
  3. flock, group
  4. thicket, clump (of trees)

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Somali

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bad ?

  1. sea

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Romanization

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bad

  1. Romanization of 𒁁 (bad)

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.

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bad n

  1. bathing
    Synonym: badande
  2. a bath (instance of bathing)
    ta (sig) ett bad
    take [oneself] a bath
  3. a bath (place suitable for bathing, like a badplats or badhus)
    Det nya badet öppnar på onsdag
    The new bathhouse [for example] opens on Wednesday
  4. a bath (liquid for bathing in)
    tappa upp ett varmt bad
    draw/run a hot bath

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Declension of bad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bad bads
definite badet badets
plural indefinite bad bads
definite baden badens

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Verb

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bad

  1. past indicative of be
  2. past indicative of bedja

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Volapük

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Noun

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bad (nominative plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

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declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bads
genitive bada badas
dative bade bades
accusative badi badis
vocative 1 o bad! o bads!
predicative 2 badu badus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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Welsh

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Etymology 1

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From Old English bāt.

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bad m (plural badau)

  1. boat
    Synonyms: cwch, llong
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bad f (uncountable)

  1. plague, pestilence
    Synonyms: pla, haint
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Mutated forms of bad
radical soft nasal aspirate
bad fad mad unchanged

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

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