-ad
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ad1 /ad, əd/
▶suffix forming nouns.
- 1 in collective numerals: myriad.
- 2 in names of females in classical mythology: dryad.
- 3 in names of poems and similar compositions: Iliad.
- 4 forming names of members of some taxonomic groupings: bromeliad.
– origin from the Gk ending -as, -ad-.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
-ad2 /əd/
▶suffix forming nouns such as ballad, salad. Compare with -ade2.
– origin from Fr. -ade.
'-ad' also found in these Oxford entries:
a-
- abandon
- abase
- abet
- ac-
- accede
- accelerate
- accentor
- accept
- accident
- acclaim
- acclimate
- acclivity
- accolade
- accommodate
- accompany
- accomplish
- accord
- accost
- accouchement
- accoutre
- accredit
- accrete
- accumulate
- accurate
- accuse
- accustom
- acquaint
- acquiesce
- acquire
- acquit
- AD
- ad
- ad-
- adagio
- adapt
- add
- addicted
- address
- adduce
- -ade
- adequate
- ad fin.
- adhere
- adhibit
- ad hoc
- ad hominem
- ad infinitum
