cadeira
Galician
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin cathégra, from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Cognate with Portuguese cadeira.
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Noun
cadeira f (plural cadeiras)
- chair
- (anatomy) hip
Portuguese
cadeira
Etymology
From Old Portuguese cadeira, from Vulgar Latin *cathēgra, variant of Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “above”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “chair”). Doublet of cátedra, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.ˈdej.ɾɐ/, /ka.ˈde.ɾɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈdɐj.ɾɐ/, [-ˈðɐj-], /-ˈdej-/, [-ˈðej-]
- Hyphenation: ca‧dei‧ra
Noun
cadeira f (plural cadeiras)
- chair (item of furniture)
Derived terms
- cadeirão
- cadeirado
- cadeiral
- cadeira de rodas
Descendants
- Kabuverdianu: kadera
Related terms
- cátedra
See also
- banco
Further reading
- “cadeira” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.