"Blackadder" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈblæ.kə.də/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈblæ.kə.dəɹ/ [General-American, Scotland] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Blackadder.wav [General-American]
Etymology: PIE word *wasdʰos From black + a second element, possibly derived from one of the following: * From Irish fad (“length”), fada (“long”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wasdʰos (“long; wide”)) + dobhar (“moisture; sea; water”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”)), referring to a long river. * From Old English ǣdre (“channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew”), from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ (“rivulet; (anatomy) vein”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung; internal organ”), from *h₁eh₁t- (“breath; to breathe”) + *-r̥ (suffix forming nouns). However, this etymology has been doubted as it has been suggested that the long initial vowel in Old English would have been preserved in English and Scots. * From Proto-Brythonic *ador or *edir (“(possibly) name of a river”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *hₐet- (“to go”) + *-r̥. The surname is from the river and the adjacent Blackadder House. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|wasdʰos|id=}}, {{PIE word|en|wasdʰos}} PIE word *wasdʰos, {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰleyǵ-|*melh₂-|*dʰewbʰ-|*h₁eh₁t-}}, {{der|en|ga|fad|t=length}} Irish fad (“length”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*wasdʰos|t=long; wide}} Proto-Indo-European *wasdʰos (“long; wide”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰewbʰ-|t=deep}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“deep”), {{smallcaps|Adder}} Adder, {{der|en|ang|ǣdre|t=channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew}} Old English ǣdre (“channel for liquids; river; (anatomy) artery or vein; sinew”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*ēþrǭ|t=rivulet; (anatomy) vein}} Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ (“rivulet; (anatomy) vein”), {{der|en|ine-pro||*h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns|t=lung; internal organ}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung; internal organ”), {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|noun}} noun, {{affix|ine-pro|*h₁eh₁t-|*-r̥|nocat=1|pos2=suffix forming nouns|t1=breath; to breathe}} *h₁eh₁t- (“breath; to breathe”) + *-r̥ (suffix forming nouns), {{der|en|cel-bry-pro|*ador}} Proto-Brythonic *ador, {{der|en|ine-pro|*hₐet-|t=to go}} Proto-Indo-European *hₐet- (“to go”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Blackadder
  1. Preceded by the: A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, a tributary of Whiteadder Water; in full, Blackadder Water. Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, Rivers in Scotland, Rivers in the Scottish Borders, Scotland Derived forms: Blackadder chord
    Sense id: en-Blackadder-en-name-ZC2H8m9A
  2. A rural locality in the Scottish Borders council area, south of the river (OS grid reference NT8452). Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in the Scottish Borders, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Blackadder-en-name-6~8mhvJ4
  3. A surname transferred from the place name.
    Sense id: en-Blackadder-en-name-submVY6W Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 27 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 25 50
     
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  ],
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}

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