"ad" meaning in Latin

See ad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ad/ [Classical], [äd̪] [Classical], /ad/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äd̪] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include English at. The accusative is from the hypothesized pre-PIE allative (or 'directional'), which merged with the accusative case in Proto-Italic. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ad}} Proto-Italic *ad, {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₂éd||near, at}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”), {{cog|en|at|}} English at Head templates: {{la-prep|accusative}} ad (+ accusative)
  1. (direction) toward, to Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-3eQORcyd
  2. up to (indicating direction upwards) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-q2iSaIky Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7
  3. near, by, close by, at, to (indicating location) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-N4AyIIlA Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7
  4. against, on, upon (indicating position) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-DV~3r-DZ
  5. at, about, around, on, in (indicating a point in time) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-B9Z~iFCR Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 0 8 5 3 21 6 3 11 12 4 15 5 6
  6. until, to, up to, till (indicating the extent of time) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-rXPBznE7 Categories (other): Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7
  7. for, to, toward (indicating purpose or aim) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-cTAjaOLy
  8. in order to, to, for (indicating means) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-Z7ZfcfHI
  9. in comparison with, in comparison to, in relation to Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-27Qprq1n
  10. according to (indicating conformity) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-z7qKdZTD Categories (other): Latin accusative prepositions, Latin prepositions Disambiguation of Latin accusative prepositions: 5 10 9 5 9 8 6 7 7 13 8 6 7 Disambiguation of Latin prepositions: 5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7
  11. in consequence of Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-sxEqox6f
  12. against, at (indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-j3GUpDbx
  13. among, amongst (indicating the sharing of a characteristic) Tags: with-accusative
    Sense id: en-ad-la-prep-Lz8M-MS9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ad absurdum, ad amussim, ad arma, ad astra, ad hoc, ad hominem, ad infinitum, ad kalendas Graecas, ad libitum, ad nauseam, ad omnia, ad referendum, ad unguem, ad valorem, ad-, atque

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      "word": "ad absurdum"
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      "word": "ad amussim"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad arma"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad astra"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad hoc"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad hominem"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad infinitum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad kalendas Graecas"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad libitum"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad nauseam"
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      "word": "ad omnia"
    },
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      "word": "ad referendum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad valorem"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ad-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "atque"
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkan Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: a",
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      "text": "Romanian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "a"
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      "text": "a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
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          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: à",
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      "text": "Corsican: à"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "a",
            "alt": "a(d)"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: a(d)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: a(d) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "a"
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          "expansion": "Sicilian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Western Romance of N. Italy:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Ligurian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rgn",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Romagnol: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romagnol: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frp",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Franco-Provençal: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Franco-Provençal: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "à"
          },
          "expansion": "French: à",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: à (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "an",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Aragonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aragonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-ole",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Leonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Leonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ext",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Extremaduran: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Extremaduran: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-leo",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Leonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Leonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mwl",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Mirandese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mirandese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: a (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ad",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ad",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ad"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*ad"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *ad",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂éd",
        "4": "",
        "5": "near, at"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "at",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "English at",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include English at.\nThe accusative is from the hypothesized pre-PIE allative (or 'directional'), which merged with the accusative case in Proto-Italic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "accusative"
      },
      "expansion": "ad (+ accusative)",
      "name": "la-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The hills and fields appear to fly toward the ship.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 4",
          "text": "Fugere ad puppim collēs campīque videntur."
        },
        {
          "english": "At noon the shadows fall towards the north, [and] at sunrise, point to the west.",
          "ref": "c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 2",
          "text": "Meridie umbrae cadunt ad septentrionem, ortu vero ad occasum."
        },
        {
          "english": "Stretching both hands to the stars.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.93",
          "text": "Duplices tendens ad sidera palmas."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "toward, to"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-3eQORcyd",
      "links": [
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "direction",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(direction) toward, to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "up to (indicating direction upwards)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-q2iSaIky",
      "links": [
        [
          "up to",
          "up to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the residences being given near the Murcia",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.33",
          "text": "ad Murciae datae sedes"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "near, by, close by, at, to (indicating location)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-N4AyIIlA",
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "close by",
          "close by"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They are leaning against the trees.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 6.27",
          "text": "Sē ad arborēs applicant."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against, on, upon (indicating position)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-DV~3r-DZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 8 5 3 21 6 3 11 12 4 15 5 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at, about, around, on, in (indicating a point in time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-B9Z~iFCR",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "around",
          "around"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until, to, up to, till (indicating the extent of time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-rXPBznE7",
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "up to",
          "up to"
        ],
        [
          "till",
          "till"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For the greater glory of God.",
          "text": "Ad maiōrem Deī glōriam.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for, to, toward (indicating purpose or aim)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-cTAjaOLy",
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To resort to violence and to fighting.",
          "text": "Ad vim atque ad arma confugere.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in order to, to, for (indicating means)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-Z7ZfcfHI",
      "links": [
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in comparison with, in comparison to, in relation to"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-27Qprq1n",
      "links": [
        [
          "comparison",
          "comparison"
        ],
        [
          "relation",
          "relation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 9 5 9 8 6 7 7 13 8 6 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin accusative prepositions",
          "parents": [
            "Accusative prepositions",
            "Prepositions",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 10 10 6 8 9 7 7 7 10 7 7 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "according to (indicating conformity)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-z7qKdZTD",
      "links": [
        [
          "according to",
          "according to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in consequence of"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-sxEqox6f",
      "links": [
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against, at (indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-j3GUpDbx",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "among, amongst (indicating the sharing of a characteristic)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ad-la-prep-Lz8M-MS9",
      "links": [
        [
          "among",
          "among"
        ],
        [
          "amongst",
          "amongst"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ad/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ad/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äd̪]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ad"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 1-syllable words",
    "Latin accusative prepositions",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin prepositions",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ad absurdum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad amussim"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad arma"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad astra"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad hoc"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad hominem"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad infinitum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad kalendas Graecas"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad libitum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad nauseam"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad omnia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad referendum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad unguem"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad valorem"
    },
    {
      "word": "ad-"
    },
    {
      "word": "atque"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Balkan Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "a",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "à"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: à",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: à"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "a",
            "alt": "a(d)"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: a(d)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: a(d) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Western Romance of N. Italy:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Ligurian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rgn",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Romagnol: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romagnol: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "frp",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Franco-Provençal: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Franco-Provençal: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "à"
          },
          "expansion": "French: à",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: à (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "an",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Aragonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aragonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-ole",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Leonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Leonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ext",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Extremaduran: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Extremaduran: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-leo",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Leonese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Leonese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mwl",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Mirandese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Mirandese: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: a",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: a (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "a"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: a",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "ad",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: ad",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: ad"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*ad"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *ad",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂éd",
        "4": "",
        "5": "near, at"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "at",
        "3": ""
      },
      "expansion": "English at",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include English at.\nThe accusative is from the hypothesized pre-PIE allative (or 'directional'), which merged with the accusative case in Proto-Italic.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "accusative"
      },
      "expansion": "ad (+ accusative)",
      "name": "la-prep"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The hills and fields appear to fly toward the ship.",
          "ref": "c. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 4",
          "text": "Fugere ad puppim collēs campīque videntur."
        },
        {
          "english": "At noon the shadows fall towards the north, [and] at sunrise, point to the west.",
          "ref": "c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 2",
          "text": "Meridie umbrae cadunt ad septentrionem, ortu vero ad occasum."
        },
        {
          "english": "Stretching both hands to the stars.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.93",
          "text": "Duplices tendens ad sidera palmas."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "toward, to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "direction",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(direction) toward, to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "up to (indicating direction upwards)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "up to",
          "up to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the residences being given near the Murcia",
          "ref": "27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita I.33",
          "text": "ad Murciae datae sedes"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "near, by, close by, at, to (indicating location)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "close by",
          "close by"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They are leaning against the trees.",
          "ref": "c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 6.27",
          "text": "Sē ad arborēs applicant."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against, on, upon (indicating position)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "upon",
          "upon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "at, about, around, on, in (indicating a point in time)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "around",
          "around"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "until, to, up to, till (indicating the extent of time)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "up to",
          "up to"
        ],
        [
          "till",
          "till"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "For the greater glory of God.",
          "text": "Ad maiōrem Deī glōriam.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for, to, toward (indicating purpose or aim)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "toward",
          "toward"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To resort to violence and to fighting.",
          "text": "Ad vim atque ad arma confugere.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in order to, to, for (indicating means)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in order to",
          "in order to"
        ],
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in comparison with, in comparison to, in relation to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "comparison",
          "comparison"
        ],
        [
          "relation",
          "relation"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "according to (indicating conformity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "according to",
          "according to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in consequence of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "consequence",
          "consequence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "against, at (indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "among, amongst (indicating the sharing of a characteristic)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "among",
          "among"
        ],
        [
          "amongst",
          "amongst"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-accusative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ad/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ad/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äd̪]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ad"
}

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