cadira

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan cadièra), from Vulgar Latin cathégra (compare Spanish cadera, Lombard cadrega), from Latin cathedra (compare French chaire, whence also English chair), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of the borrowing càtedra.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /kəˈdi.ɾə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /kaˈdi.ɾa/

Noun

cadira f (plural cadires)

chair

Derived terms

Further reading

“cadira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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