cd

Symbol

cd

1. (metrology) Symbol for the candela, an SI unit of luminous intensity.

Verb

cd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of could.

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD, compact disc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedeːˀ/, [seˈd̥eˀ] or IPA^(key): /seːˀdeːˀ/, [ˈseˀˌd̥eˀ]

Noun

cd c (singular definite cd'en, plural indefinite cd'er)

1. CD, compact disc [from 1983]
2. CD player (a mashine to play compact discs)

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːˈdeː/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [seːˈdeː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [seɪˈdeɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cd
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

cd m (plural cd's, diminutive cd'tje n)

1. CD, compact disc

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈdi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: c‧d

Noun

cd m inan or n or f (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD, compact disc”)

Noun

cd m inan or n (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD player”)

Further reading

• cd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cd in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Noun

cd c

1. Alternative letter-case form of CD

References

• cd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)