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, editor (1987), “LADS”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• ADLs, ADSL, ALDS, DALs, LDAs, dals

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 ledas.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lads m (diminutive ledeņš)

1. ice

Declension

Declension of lads (type 1 noun)

	singular	plural
nominative	lads	ladi
genitive	lads, lada	ladu
dative	ladam	ladim
accusative	ladu	ladus
instrumental	ladu	ladim
locative	ladā	ladūs
vocative	lad	ladi

References

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