Definition
Informal or slang abbreviation for confederate or confederation.
Etymology
Modern shortened form created by removing the suffix from confederate or confederation. This type of abbreviation is common in informal speech and casual writing.
Kelly Says
Slang abbreviations like 'confed' show how language naturally compresses longer words in casual contexts—similar to how 'fab' came from 'fabulous'—giving us insight into what sounds feel too clunky for everyday speech.
Translations
ARالعربية
اتحاد
it-ti-ḥād
BNবাংলা
সমন্বয়
som-on-bo-y
CACatalà
confederació
kon-fe-de-ra-tsi-o
CSČeština
konfederace
kon-fe-de-ra-ce
DADansk
konføderation
kon-fø-de-ra-tion
DEDeutsch
Konföderation
kon-fɛ-de-ra-tion
ELΕλληνικά
συμμαχία
sim-ma-hia
ESEspañol
confederación
kon-fe-de-rah-sioon
FISuomi
liittovaltio
liit-to-val-tio
FRFrançais
confédération
kɔ̃-fɛ-de-ʁasyon
HUMagyar
konföderáció
kon-fe-de-ra-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
konfederasi
kon-fe-de-ra-si
ITItaliano
confederazione
kon-fe-de-rah-tsio-ne
KKKK
конфедерация
kon-fe-de-ra-tsiya
MSBahasa Melayu
persekutuan
pe-rə-ku-tuan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ထောင်စု
pyi-dhat-aung-su
NLNederlands
confederatie
kon-fe-de-ra-tie
NONorsk
konføderasjon
kon-fø-de-ra-sjon
PLPolski
konfederacja
kon-fe-de-ra-tsia
PTPortuguês
confederação
kon-fe-de-rah-sãoo
RORomână
confederație
kon-fe-de-ra-tsie
RUРусский
конфедерация
kon-fe-de-ra-tsiya
SVSvenska
konfederation
kon-fe-de-ra-tion
SWKiswahili
ukarabati
oo-ka-ra-ba-ti
TAதமிழ்
ஒன்றியம்
on-dri-yam
TLTL
pagkakaisa
pa-ga-ka-kai-sa
TRTürkçe
konfederasyon
kon-fe-de-ra-syon
UKУкраїнська
конфедерація
kon-fe-de-ra-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
Liên bang
lien-bang
ZUZU
isikhundla
is-ee-khun-dla