carega

See also: carêga

Venetian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈrɛːɡa/

Alternative forms

• caréga

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin cathégra (attested in Pompeiian inscriptions), variant of Latin cathedra (“chair”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). Compare Ligurian carega, Lombard and Piedmontese cadrega, Ladin cariega, Friulian cjadree, Romansch chadregia, Catalan cadira, Spanish cadera. Cf. also the borrowing càtedra.

Noun

carega f (plural careghe)

1. chair

Related terms

• caregaro
• careghèr
• careghin
• careghéta
• caregoto

Descendants

• Albanian: karrige, karrike, karrikë