cadira
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Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin cathégra (compare Occitan cadièra, Portuguese cadeira, 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)
- chair
- Ser per llogar-hi cadires ― to be something so curious, incredible, or unheard to behold (an idiom, literally to be something to rent seats for)
Derived terms
- cadira de rodes
- cadira elèctrica
- cadira giratòria
- cadiraire
- cadirat
- cadiratge
- cadirejar
- cadireta
Further reading
- “cadira” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cadira” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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