Blackadderとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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 古期英語 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 古期英語 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.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈblæ.kə.də/
• (General American, Scotland) IPA: /ˈblæ.kə.dəɹ/
• ハイフネーション: Black‧ad‧der

固有名詞

Blackadder

1. Preceded by the: A river in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, a tributary of Whiteadder Water; in full, Blackadder Water.
2. A rural locality in the Scottish Borders council area, south of the river (OS grid reference NT8452).
3. A surname transferred from the place name.

派生語

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アナグラム

• ladder back, ladder-back, ladderback