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Meaning of -ada | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
[ˈaðɐ]

Definitions

  1. forms the feminine singular past participle of verbs whose infinitive ends in -ar
    morpheme
  2. forms nouns signifying a collective or large quantity
    feminine, morpheme
  3. feminine singular of -ado
    feminine, form-of, morpheme, singular
  4. forms nouns, from the names of containers, meaning “as much as can be held by the container”; -ful
    feminine, morpheme
  5. forms nouns, from the names of food, meaning “a dish whose primary ingredient is that food”
    feminine, morpheme
  6. forms nouns, from nouns denoting objects, meaning “a strike or blow with the object”
    feminine, morpheme
  7. forms nouns, from verbs, denoting the action of the verb
    feminine, morpheme
  8. forms nouns, from the name of fruits, meaning “juice or jam made with that fruit”
    feminine, morpheme

Equivalents

Cymraeg -ad -aeth -iaeth
English -ate
Esperanto -ulo
Español -ada -ado -ato
Français -at -ate -âtre
Gaeilge -áit
हिन्दी -ईय
Magyar -at
Kurdî -an
Latina -ātus
Bahasa Melayu -at
Polski -an
Português -ada -ado -ato
Svenska -ad -sk
Türkçe -at

Examples

“gaspallo (“chaff”) + -ada → gaspallada (“dead brushwood and leaves”)”
“rapaz (“boy”) + -ada → rapazada (“the young ones; a group of boys”)”
“trapallo (“rag, tatter”) + -ada → trapallada (“mess”)”
“lar (“hearth”) + -ada → larada (“hearthful”)”
“man (“hand”) + -ada → mada (“handful”)”
“lacón (“pork shoulder”) + -ada → lacoada (“dish made of pork shoulder, greens and potatoes”)”
“cu (“butt”) + -ada → cuada (“pratfall”)”
“panca (“rod; lever”) + -ada → pancada (“blow with a staff, rod, etc.”)”
“chegar (“to arrive”) + -ada → chegada (“arrival”)”
“marmelo (“quince”) + -ada → marmelada (“quince jam”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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