dada

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dada"

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dada (disambiguation)

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Etymology 1

Imitative of a child's first syllables; see dad.

Noun

dada (plural dadas)

1. (childish) Father, dad.

Etymology 2

Noun

dada (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dada (“cultural movement”).

Anagrams

• Adad, adda, daad

Acehnese

Noun

dada

1. (anatomy) breast

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Balinese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

Noun

dada (Balinese script ᬤᬤ)

1. (anatomy) chest

References

• “dada”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

Buginese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian *daSdaS.

Noun

dada (Lontara spelling ᨉᨉ)

1. (anatomy) chest

   Synonym: aro

References

• D.M., M. Ide Said (1977), Kamus Bahasa Bugis–Indonesia (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, page 56

Caló

Alternative forms

• dadá

Noun

dada m

1. (endearing) father

   Synonyms: batico, bato

References

• “dada” in Flamenco - Caló, El Flamenco.
• “dada” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈda.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈda.ða]

Etymology 1

Noun

dada f (plural dades)

1. datum

Derived terms

• base de dades

Etymology 2

Participle

dada f sg

1. (obsolete) feminine singular of dat

Further reading

• “dada” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “dada”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”), from Persian دادا (dâdâ, “nanny, nurse”). Compare Turkish dadı and Serbo-Croatian dàdilja.

Noun

dada

1. (Northern) older sister

   Synonyms: apte, abla, tata

Declension

Declension of dada

nominative	dada
genitive	dadanıñ
dative	dadağa
accusative	dadanı
locative	dadada
ablative	dadadan

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

dada

1. aunt

   Synonym: manay

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaː.daː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: da‧da

Etymology 1

From French dada (literally “hobby horse”).

Noun

dada n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. dada, the cultural movement

   Synonym: dadaïsme

Adjective

dada (invariable, comparative meer dada, superlative meest dada)

1. related to the dada art movement
2. bizarre, irrational, like dada art

Etymology 2

Interjection

dada

1. (childish) bye-bye

   Zeg dada aan oma. ― Say bye-bye to granny.

Adverb

dada

1. (childish) away

   Oma gaat dada. ― Granny is going away now.

Anagrams

• daad

Finnish

Etymology

From French dada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑdɑ/, [ˈdɑ̝dɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑdɑ
• Syllabification^(key): da‧da
• Hyphenation^(key): da‧da

Noun

dada

1. Dada

Declension

Inflection of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		dada	dadat
genitive		dadan	dadojen
partitive		dadaa	dadoja
illative		dadaan	dadoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dada	dadat
accusative	nom.	dada	dadat
	gen.	dadan
genitive		dadan	dadojen dadain rare
partitive		dadaa	dadoja
inessive		dadassa	dadoissa
elative		dadasta	dadoista
illative		dadaan	dadoihin
adessive		dadalla	dadoilla
ablative		dadalta	dadoilta
allative		dadalle	dadoille
essive		dadana	dadoina
translative		dadaksi	dadoiksi
abessive		dadatta	dadoitta
instructive		—	dadoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of dada (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dadani dadani accusative nom. dadani dadani gen. dadani genitive dadani dadojeni dadaini rare partitive dadaani dadojani inessive dadassani dadoissani elative dadastani dadoistani illative dadaani dadoihini adessive dadallani dadoillani ablative dadaltani dadoiltani allative dadalleni dadoilleni essive dadanani dadoinani translative dadakseni dadoikseni abessive dadattani dadoittani instructive — — comitative — dadoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dadasi dadasi accusative nom. dadasi dadasi gen. dadasi genitive dadasi dadojesi dadaisi rare partitive dadaasi dadojasi inessive dadassasi dadoissasi elative dadastasi dadoistasi illative dadaasi dadoihisi adessive dadallasi dadoillasi ablative dadaltasi dadoiltasi allative dadallesi dadoillesi essive dadanasi dadoinasi translative dadaksesi dadoiksesi abessive dadattasi dadoittasi instructive — — comitative — dadoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dadamme dadamme accusative nom. dadamme dadamme gen. dadamme genitive dadamme dadojemme dadaimme rare partitive dadaamme dadojamme inessive dadassamme dadoissamme elative dadastamme dadoistamme illative dadaamme dadoihimme adessive dadallamme dadoillamme ablative dadaltamme dadoiltamme allative dadallemme dadoillemme essive dadanamme dadoinamme translative dadaksemme dadoiksemme abessive dadattamme dadoittamme instructive — — comitative — dadoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dadanne dadanne accusative nom. dadanne dadanne gen. dadanne genitive dadanne dadojenne dadainne rare partitive dadaanne dadojanne inessive dadassanne dadoissanne elative dadastanne dadoistanne illative dadaanne dadoihinne adessive dadallanne dadoillanne ablative dadaltanne dadoiltanne allative dadallenne dadoillenne essive dadananne dadoinanne translative dadaksenne dadoiksenne abessive dadattanne dadoittanne instructive — — comitative — dadoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dadansa dadansa accusative nom. dadansa dadansa gen. dadansa genitive dadansa dadojensa dadainsa rare partitive dadaansa dadojaan dadojansa inessive dadassaan dadassansa dadoissaan dadoissansa elative dadastaan dadastansa dadoistaan dadoistansa illative dadaansa dadoihinsa adessive dadallaan dadallansa dadoillaan dadoillansa ablative dadaltaan dadaltansa dadoiltaan dadoiltansa allative dadalleen dadallensa dadoilleen dadoillensa essive dadanaan dadanansa dadoinaan dadoinansa translative dadakseen dadaksensa dadoikseen dadoiksensa abessive dadattaan dadattansa dadoittaan dadoittansa instructive — — comitative — dadoineen dadoinensa

Further reading

• “dada”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Of imitative origin, from children's speech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.da/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

dada m (plural dadas)

1. (childish) horse
2. hobby horse

Further reading

• “dada”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Garo

Etymology

Likely from Bengali দাদা (dada)

Noun

dada

1. elder brother

Synonyms

• adagipa (formal)
• adatang (formal)
• ada