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

Noun

cadira f (plural cadires)

  1. chair

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