adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/əˈkeɪ.di.ən/
/əˈkɑ.di.ən/
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homophone: Acadian
rhymes with -eɪdiən
rhymes with -ɑːdiən
CMU ARPABET:AH0 K EY1 D IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Assyro-Babylonian
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Semitic
Narrower terms: Assyrian Akkadian, Assyrian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Akkad Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Akkadian From Akkad + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
84 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Akkadian:
akkadûm
— pertaining to the language
Arabic:
أَكَّدِيّ
(ʔakkadiyy)
— pertaining to the language
Arabic:
أَكَّادِيّ
(ʔakkādiyy)
— pertaining to the language
Bulgarian:
акадски
(akadski)
— pertaining to the language
Catalan:
accadi
— pertaining to the language
Czech:
akkadský
— pertaining to the language
French:
akkadien
— pertaining to the language
French:
accadien
— pertaining to the language
German:
akkadisch
— pertaining to the language
Greek:
ακκαδικός
(akkadikós)
— pertaining to the language
Hebrew:
אַכַּדִּי
(akadí)
— pertaining to the language
Hindi:
अक्कदी
(akkadī)
— pertaining to the language
Hungarian:
akkád
— pertaining to the language
Icelandic:
akkadískur
— pertaining to the language
Irish:
Acáidis
— pertaining to the language
Persian:
اکدی
(akadi)
— pertaining to the language
Polish:
akadyjski
— pertaining to the language
Portuguese:
acadiano
— pertaining to the language
Russian:
акка́дский
(akkádskij)
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀ка̄дскӣ
— pertaining to the language
Serbo-Croatian:
àkādskī
— pertaining to the language
Spanish:
acadio
— pertaining to the language
Swedish:
akkadisk
— pertaining to the language
Turkish:
Akadca
— pertaining to the language
Bulgarian:
акадски
(akadski)
— pertaining to the Empire
Finnish:
akkadilainen
— pertaining to the Empire
Hindi:
अक्कदी
(akkadī)
— pertaining to the Empire
Polish:
akadyjski
— pertaining to the Empire
Swedish:
akkadisk
— pertaining to the Empire
Akkadian:
𒀝𒅗𒁺𒌑
(akkadū)
— Semitic language
Arabic:
أَكَّدِيَّة
(ʔakkadiyya)
— Semitic language
Arabic:
أَكَّادِيَّة
(ʔakkādiyya)
— Semitic language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܲܟܵܕܵܐܝܼܬ݂
(akkādāˀīṯ)
— Semitic language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܠܸܫܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܟܵܕܵܝܵܐ
(liššānā akkādāyā)
— Semitic language
Armenian:
աքքադերեն
(akʻkʻaderen)
— Semitic language
Bulgarian:
акадски
(akadski)
— Semitic language
Catalan:
accadi
— Semitic language
Czech:
akkadština
— Semitic language
Danish:
akkadisk
— Semitic language
Dutch:
Akkadisch
— Semitic language
Finnish:
akkadi
— Semitic language
Finnish:
akkadin kieli
— Semitic language
French:
akkadien
— Semitic language
French:
accadien
— Semitic language
Georgian:
აქადური ენა
(akaduri ena)
— Semitic language
German:
Akkadisch
— Semitic language
Greek:
ακκαδικά
(akkadiká)
— Semitic language
Hebrew:
אַכַּדִּית
(akadít)
— Semitic language
Hindi:
अक्कदी
(akkadī)
— Semitic language
Hungarian:
akkád
— Semitic language
Icelandic:
akkadíska
— Semitic language
Irish:
Acáidis
— Semitic language
Khmer:
អាក្កាដ
(aakkaat)
— Semitic language
Limburgish:
akkadisch
— Semitic language
Norwegian:
akkadisk
— Semitic language
Persian:
اکدی
(akadi)
— Semitic language
Polish:
język akadyjski
— Semitic language
Portuguese:
acadiano
— Semitic language
Sicilian:
accàdicu
— Semitic language
Sicilian:
akkàdicu
— Semitic language
Slovene:
akkadčina
— Semitic language
Spanish:
acadio
— Semitic language
Swedish:
akkadiska
— Semitic language
Turkish:
Akadca
— Semitic language
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܲܟܵܕܵܝܵܐ
(akkādāyā)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܐܲܟܵܕܵܝܬܵܐ
(akkādāytā)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Bulgarian:
акадец
(akadec)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Bulgarian:
акадка
(akadka)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Catalan:
accadi
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Czech:
Akkaďan
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Finnish:
akkadilainen
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
French:
Akkadien
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
French:
Akkadienne
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
German:
Akkadier
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
German:
Akkadierin
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Greek:
Ακκάδιος
(Akkádios)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Greek:
Ακκάδια
(Akkádia)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Hindi:
अक्कदी
(akkadī)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Persian:
اکدی
(akadi)
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Polish:
Akadyjczyk
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Polish:
Akadyjka
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Portuguese:
acadiano
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
Swedish:
akkadier
— inhabitant of the Akkad region
