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tád
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noun[C]
a father; a male parent
tád
Etymology
From Middle Welsh tad, from Proto-Celtic; cognate with Irish daid and related Indo-European kinship terms.
Examples
Mae tad Siân yn athro.
Máe tád Siân yn áthro.
Siân's father is a teacher.
Collodd ei dad pan oedd yn ifanc.
Cóllodd ei dád pan oedd yn ífanc.
He lost his father when he was young.
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noun[C]
a forefather, founder, or person regarded as the originator of something
tád
Etymology
A figurative extension of the ordinary noun meaning “father.”
Examples
Gelwir Saunders Lewis yn dad cenedlaetholdeb Cymreig modern.
Gélwir Sáunders Léwis yn dád cenedlaetholdeb Cýmreig módern.
Saunders Lewis is called the father of modern Welsh nationalism.
Ystyrir ef yn dad y mudiad.
Ystýrir ef yn dád y múdiad.
He is regarded as the founder of the movement.
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noun[C; usually singular, often capitalized]
the Father; God as the first person of the Christian Trinity
tád
Etymology
A religious use of the kinship term “father,” traditionally capitalized as Tad in this sense.
Examples
Gweddïwn ar y Tad.
Gweddïwn ar y Tád.
We pray to the Father.
Credwn yn y Tad, y Mab a'r Ysbryd Glân.
Crédwn yn y Tád, y Máb a'r Ýsbryd Glân.
We believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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