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
- cadira de rodes
- cadira elèctrica
Further reading
- “cadira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.