kady

See also: Kady and kády

English

Alternative forms

• cady
• katy
• caddy

Etymology

1846. Unknown origin — possibly alteration of caddie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɪdi/

Noun

kady (plural kadies)

1. A man's straw hat

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “cady”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• "kady" in Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ©2002

Anagrams

• Dyak

Polish

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
• (Masovia):
  • (Near Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Kielce) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
  • (Western Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
  • (Lasovia) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
  • (Goral):
    • (Żywiec) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]
    • (Podhale) IPA^(key): [ˈka.dɘ]

Adverb

kady (not comparable)

1. (Central Greater Poland, Near Masovian, Kielce, Western Kraków, Lasovia, Żywiec, Podhale) alternative form of kędy (“where; whither”)

   Kady moje piéniądze są? (Kielce) ― Where is my money?

2. (Kielce) alternative form of kędy (“when”)

Further reading

• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “kędy”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 332