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cathedra

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra, “chair of a teacher, throne”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Doublet of chair and chaise.

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Noun

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cathedra (plural cathedras or cathedrae)

  1. The chair or throne of a bishop.
  2. The rank of bishop.
  4. The official chair of some position or office, as of a professor.
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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    cathedra f (genitive cathedrae); first declension

    1. armchair (having cushions and supports)
    2. ceremonial chair (of a teacher, later of a bishop)
    3. the office or rank of teacher or bishop
    4. pulpit in Church for preaching
    5. chair

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative cathedra cathedrae
    genitive cathedrae cathedrārum
    dative cathedrae cathedrīs
    accusative cathedram cathedrās
    ablative cathedrā cathedrīs
    vocative cathedra cathedrae

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    References

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    • “căthē̆dra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “cathedra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "cathedra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “căthedra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 275/2.
    • “cathedra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “cathedra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
    • “cathedra” on page 285/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
    • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “cathedra”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 158/1
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