gadan

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈdan/ [ɡaˈd̪an̪]

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• Hyphenation: ga‧dan

Adjective

gadán (plural garadan, Basahan spelling ᜄᜇᜈ᜔)

1. dead, deceased

   Synonyms: remate, tigbak (for animals)

   Antonym: buhay

2. (informal, by extension) turned off, powered off

   Synonyms: parong, palsok

Verb

gadán (plural garadan, Basahan spelling ᜄᜇᜈ᜔)

1. to kill, to end a life

   Synonyms: remate, tigbak (for animals)

2. (informal, by extension) to turn off, to power off

   Synonyms: parong, palsok

Noun

gadán (Basahan spelling ᜄᜇᜈ᜔)

1. the deceased, departed
2. corpse

   Synonyms: bangkay, hawak, lawas

3. (informal) funeral

   Synonym: lubong

Derived terms

• gadanon
• kagadanan
• magadan
• maggadan
• makagadan
• pagkagadan
• pakagadan
• paragadan
• parakayo sa gadan
• parakito sa gadan

Northern Catanduanes Bikol

Adjective

gadán

1. dead

   Antonym: buhay

Noun

gadán

1. corpse; cadaver

   Synonym: ginhawa

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

gaid

1. plural of gad

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡǎdan/
• Hyphenation: ga‧dan

Adjective

gàdan (Cyrillic spelling га̀дан, definite gȁdnī, comparative gàdnijī)

1. ugly, disgusting, repulsive

   Synonyms: rúžan, ȍdvrātan, gnȕsan

   gadna jabuka ― an ugly apple

2. nasty, unpleasant, mean, vile (of behavior or situation)

   gadno ponašanje ― mean behavior

   gadan protivnik ― a vile opponent

   reći gadnu r(ij)eč ― to say an unpleasant word

   gadan jezik ― a nasty tongue

   gadan položaj ― unpleasant situation

3. bad (of poor quality)

   gadno vr(ij)eme ― bad weather

   gadna cesta ― a bad road

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadan	gadna	gadno
genitive		gadna	gadne	gadna
dative		gadnu	gadnoj	gadnu
accusative	inanimate animate	gadan gadna	gadnu	gadno
vocative		gadan	gadna	gadno
locative		gadnu	gadnoj	gadnu
instrumental		gadnim	gadnom	gadnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadni	gadne	gadna
genitive		gadnih	gadnih	gadnih
dative		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)
accusative		gadne	gadne	gadna
vocative		gadni	gadne	gadna
locative		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)
instrumental		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadni	gadna	gadno
genitive		gadnog(a)	gadne	gadnog(a)
dative		gadnom(u/e)	gadnoj	gadnom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	gadni gadnog(a)	gadnu	gadno
vocative		gadni	gadna	gadno
locative		gadnom(e/u)	gadnoj	gadnom(e/u)
instrumental		gadnim	gadnom	gadnim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadni	gadne	gadna
genitive		gadnih	gadnih	gadnih
dative		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)
accusative		gadne	gadne	gadna
vocative		gadni	gadne	gadna
locative		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)
instrumental		gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)	gadnim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadniji	gadnija	gadnije
genitive		gadnijeg(a)	gadnije	gadnijeg(a)
dative		gadnijem(u)	gadnijoj	gadnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	gadniji gadnijeg(a)	gadniju	gadnije
vocative		gadniji	gadnija	gadnije
locative		gadnijem(u)	gadnijoj	gadnijem(u)
instrumental		gadnijim	gadnijom	gadnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		gadniji	gadnije	gadnija
genitive		gadnijih	gadnijih	gadnijih
dative		gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)
accusative		gadnije	gadnije	gadnija
vocative		gadniji	gadnije	gadnija
locative		gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)
instrumental		gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)	gadnijim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najgadniji	najgadnija	najgadnije
genitive		najgadnijeg(a)	najgadnije	najgadnijeg(a)
dative		najgadnijem(u)	najgadnijoj	najgadnijem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najgadniji najgadnijeg(a)	najgadniju	najgadnije
vocative		najgadniji	najgadnija	najgadnije
locative		najgadnijem(u)	najgadnijoj	najgadnijem(u)
instrumental		najgadnijim	najgadnijom	najgadnijim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najgadniji	najgadnije	najgadnija
genitive		najgadnijih	najgadnijih	najgadnijih
dative		najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)
accusative		najgadnije	najgadnije	najgadnija
vocative		najgadniji	najgadnije	najgadnija
locative		najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)
instrumental		najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)	najgadnijim(a)

Further reading

• “gadan”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Adjective

gadán

1. dead

   Antonym: buhay

Noun

gadán

1. corpse; cadaver

   Synonym: ginhawa

Volapük

Etymology

From gad +‎ -an

Noun

gadan (genitive gadana, plural gadans)

1. gardener

Declension

Declension of gadan

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gadan	gadans
Genitive	gadana	gadanas
Dative	gadane	gadanes
Accusative	gadani	gadanis
Predicative1	gadanu	gadanus
Vocative	o gadan	o gadans

1. Introduced in Volapük Nulik.

Derived terms

• flukagadan
• flukahigadan
• flukajigadan
• gadanik
• higadan
• jigadan
• tedagadan
• tedahigadan
• tedajigadan

Related terms

• brasidagad
• celepagad
• flukagad
• gad
• gadabam
• gadamöb
• gadik
• härbatagad
• kasedagad
• labürenagad
• rosadagad
• sanakebagad
• vitidagad

Further reading

• “gadan”, in Vödabuk (in English, Esperanto, and Volapük)