cadeira

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin cathégra, from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Cognate with Portuguese cadeira.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cadeira f (plural cadeiras)

1. chair
2. (anatomy) hip

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Portuguese

cadeira

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin *cathēgra, variant of Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of cátedra, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /ka.ˈde.ɾɐ/
• IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/, [-ˈðɐj-], /-ˈdej-/, [-ˈðej-]
• Hyphenation: ca‧dei‧ra

Noun

cadeira f (plural cadeiras)

1. chair (item of furniture)

Derived terms

• cadeirão
• cadeirado
• cadeiral
• cadeira de rodas

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: kadera
• → Bengali: কেদারা (kedara)
• → Odia: କେଦାରା (kedara)
• → Tamil: கதிரை (katirai)

See also

• banco

Further reading

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