exedra
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Noun
exedra (plural exedras or exedrae)
- (architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
- (by extension) A curved bench with a high back.
Translations
a curved bench
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈek.se.dra/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈek.se.dra/,
Noun
exedra f (genitive exedrae); first declension
- hall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hall
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | exedra | exedrae |
| genitive | exedrae | exedrārum |
| dative | exedrae | exedrīs |
| accusative | exedram | exedrās |
| ablative | exedrā | exedrīs |
| vocative | exedra | exedrae |
References
- “exedra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “exedra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exedra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- exedra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “exedra”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- “exedra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “exedra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin