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pad.

path (narrow road, usually unpaved)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑt/
  1. path (narrow road, usually unpaved)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic *paþ, from Proto-Germanic *paþaz (“path”). Cognate with English path, West Frisian paad and German Pfad.

noun/pɑt/
  1. toad (an amphibian of the order Anura similar to a frog with shorter legs and more ragged skin)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch padde, pedde, from Old Dutch *padda, from Proto-West Germanic *paddā, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ (“toad”). Cognates Cognate with Old English padde (compare English paddock), Old Norse padda (Swedish padda, Danish/Norwegian padde).

noun/pɑt/
  1. the slot in the frame that accepts the axle of the wheel; dropout

    common-gender
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