gadda
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡadːa/ [ˈɡʌdːʌ]
- Hyphenation: gad‧da
Noun
gádda m
Declension
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
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 | — | — |
| present participle | gaddande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.