-iad

iad IAD English Etymology 1 Based on en Iliad. Suffix Forming the name of an epic about the indicated topic. The Athletiad, The Congressiad, The Female Dunciad, The Mooriad, The Popiad, The Rapiad, The Scribleriad en 1798 James Lovell Moore The Columbiad: an epic poem on the discovery of America and the West Indies by Columbus, in twelve books Etymology 2 Based on en Olympiad,John Algeo, Adele S. Algeo, Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms 1941-1991 (1993, 0521449715), page 6 and perhaps also influenced by the common ending iad on units of time formed by suffixing en -ad to words ending in en -ium, e.g. en decenniad. Suffix en rare A period of time from one occurrence of an (indicated, regularly recurrent) event to the next. en 1871 Walt Whitman Democratic Vistas 28 Acrid the temper of the parties, vital the pending questions. Congress convenes; the President sends his Message; Reconstruction is still in abeyance; the nominations and the contest for the twenty-first Presidentiad draw close, [...] See also en -ad References Anagrams en adi I'da Dia Ida. Adi dia- I'd-a Dai DIA AID DAI dai aid IDA Ida Welsh Alternative forms cy -ad Pronunciation cy /jad/ Etymology 1 cy From 1 cy cel-bry-pro *-d, from 1 cy cel-pro *-tus? Possibly rebracketed? Suffix cy suffix noun-forming suffixes m plural -iadau shows the action of a verb or its result cy caru to love cariad love cy penodi to appoint penodiad appointment cy cyfieithu to translate cyfieithiad translation Usage notes Nouns formed with cy -iad are usually countable. To translate the uncountable meaning, the suffix cy -u is used instead. cy cyfieithiad peirianyddol a machine translation (i.e. the resulting text translated) cy cyfieithu peirianyddol machine translation (i.e. in general) cy cyfieithiad y Beibl Bible translation; the translation of the Bible (i.e. the version of a particular Bible) cy cyfieithu'r Beibl Bible translation; the translation of the Bible; translating the Bible (i.e. the practice of Biblical translation) cy gwasanaeth cyfieithu a translation service cy bwth cyfieithu a translation booth Derived terms cy Etymology 2 cy agent suffix From cy cel-bry-pro *-ad, from earlier cel-bry-pro *-atus, a late (British) variant of cel-bry-pro *-ātus, used to form verbal nouns from Celtic ā-stem verbs. The -i- is secondary. Cognate with kw -yas. Suffix cy suffix noun-forming suffixes m plural -iaid suffix indicating an agent noun: -er, -or cy dal to hold deiliad holder cy lladd to kill lleiddiad assassin; killer whale person who comes from somewhere or is classed by something, -ian, -ist cy Israel Israel Israeliad Israeli; Israelite cy Rhufain Rome Rhufeiniad Roman cy amldduw polytheistic amldduwiad polytheist Derived terms cy -iad (agent suffix) References