"cathedra" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈka.tʰɛ.dra] [Classical-Latin], [kaˈtʰɛd.ra] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkaː.te.dra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [kaˈtɛd.ra] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*sed-}}, {{bor|la|grc|καθέδρα}} Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra) Head templates: {{la-noun|cathedra<1>}} cathedra f (genitive cathedrae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cathedra<1>}} Forms: cathedrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cathedra [nominative, singular], cathedrae [nominative, plural], cathedrae [genitive, singular], cathedrārum [genitive, plural], cathedrae [dative, singular], cathedrīs [dative, plural], cathedram [accusative, singular], cathedrās [accusative, plural], cathedrā [ablative, singular], cathedrīs [ablative, plural], cathedra [singular, vocative], cathedrae [plural, vocative]
  1. armchair (having cushions and supports) Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cathedra-la-noun-o9SLBoKK Categories (other): Furniture Disambiguation of Furniture: 46 12 4 4 34
  2. ceremonial chair (of a teacher, later of a bishop) Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cathedra-la-noun-vW3teH~K
  3. the office or rank of teacher or bishop Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cathedra-la-noun-wlQLqTYy
  4. pulpit in Church for preaching Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cathedra-la-noun-fUnyuV1E Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 4 5 14 4 4 40 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 5 5 13 5 5 39 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 11 7 56 5 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 19 14 11 37 19
  5. chair Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-cathedra-la-noun-PX6z09qx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cathedrālicius, cathedrālis, cathedrārius, cathedrāticum, cathedrāticus, cathedrātum, cathedrātus, cathedrō

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.te.dra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈtɛd.ra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.te.dra]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈtɛd.ra]",
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    }
  ],
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}

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