Adidas
See also: adidas
English
Etymology
From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈædiˌdæs/, /əˈdiːdəs/ (and variants)
Noun
Adidas (plural Adidas or Adidases)
- A clothing product of this brand, especially a pair of shoes.
- 1986, “My Adidas”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
- My Adidas and me close as can be / We make a mean team, my Adidas and me / We get around together, we're down forever
- 1986, Chris Crutcher, Stotan!, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 98:
- […] I walked through the door and Jeremy had hung himself from the rafters. A stepladder was kicked over and his Adidas dangled right above my eye level.
- 2007, Anthony Ham, Alison Bing, Morocco, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 45:
- […] nobody expects you to wear a headscarf or a Tuareg blue Turban in town – and these days, even Tuaregs wear Adidas.
German
Etymology
Named after the company founder Adolf „Adi“ Dassler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈadidas/, /ˈaːdidas/
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Derived terms
Swedish
Etymology
From the German company name Adidas, after its founder, Adolf “Adi” Dassler.
Derived terms
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