cadira

Catalan

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

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈði.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaˈði.ɾa]
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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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