cd

See also: cD, Cd, CD, .cd, and C.D.

㏅ U+33C5, ㏅ SQUARE CD ← ㏄ [U+33C4] CJK Compatibility ㏆ → [U+33C6]

Translingual

Symbol

cd

1. (metrology) Symbol for the candela, an SI unit of luminous intensity.

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD, compact disc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedeː/, [seˈd̥eːˀ] or IPA^(key): /seːdeː/, [ˈseːˀˌd̥eːˀ]

Noun

cd c (singular definite cd'en, plural indefinite cd'er)

1. CD, compact disc [from 1983]

Inflection

Declension of cd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cd	cd'en	cd'er	cd'erne
genitive	cd's	cd'ens	cd'ers	cd'ernes

Synonyms

• compactdisk
• compact disc

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cd-afspiller
• cd-brænder
• cd-drev

• cd-rom
• cd-spiller

Further reading

• cd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːˈdeː/
• Hyphenation: cd
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

cd m (plural cd's, diminutive cd'tje n)

1. CD, compact disc

Derived terms

• cd-brander
• cd-r
• cd-rom
• cd-speler