cátedra

See also: càtedra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cathedra. Doublet of cadeira.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.te.dɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈka.te.dɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈka.tɨ.dɾɐ/ [ˈka.tɨ.ðɾɐ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -atedɾɐ, (Portugal) -atɨdɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: cá‧te‧dra

Noun

cátedra f (plural cátedras)

  1. (university slang) chair; professorship (the office of a full professor, one who is not an associate professor)
  2. (ecclesiastical) the seat or office of a high-ranked member of the clergy

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cathedra from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Doublet of the inherited cadera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkatedɾa/ [ˈka.t̪e.ð̞ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -atedɾa
  • Syllabification: cá‧te‧dra

Noun

cátedra f (plural cátedras)

  1. professorship
  2. seminar room

Derived terms

Further reading

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