cedre

See also: cèdre

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsɛ.ðɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈse.ðɾe]

Noun

cedre m (plural cedres)

1. cedar

Derived terms

• cedre americà
• cedre de Virgínia

Related terms

• cedrí

Further reading

• “cedre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “cedre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “cedre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cedre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Noun

cedre

1. vocative singular of cedrus

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ceder, cedir, cedyr, cedur, cedr, seder, sedur, cydyr, cidre

Etymology

From Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Compare Old English ċeder, from the same Latin source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːdrə/, /ˈsɛːdər/

Noun

cedre (plural cedres)

1. Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani) or a similar tree.
2. The wood of the Lebanon cedar or a similar tree.

Descendants

• English: cedar
• Scots: ceder, cedir, cedar

References

• “cēdre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.