lads

See also: laðs, låds, and läds

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /lædz/
  • Rhymes: -ædz

Noun

lads

  1. plural of lad
  2. (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
    • 1998, Tom Stoppard., The Real Inspector Hound:
      Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
    • 2000, Marie Jones., Stones In His Pockets:
      I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .

References

  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

lads n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of lad
  2. indefinite genitive plural of lad

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús. Cognates include Latvian ledus and Lithuanian ledus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlat͡s]
  • Hyphenation: lads

Noun

lads m (diminutive ledeņš)

  1. ice

Declension

References

  • M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 371
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