katedra
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See also: katedrą
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
katedra f (related adjective katedrový)
- department (organizational unit at a university)
- teacher's desk in a classroom
- 1924, Karel Čapek, chapter XLVIII, in Krakatit:
- Vešli do veliké nízké jizby, jež byla jako školní světnice: dvě řady lavic, pódium a katedra a tabule.
- They entered a very low room, which looked like a classroom: two rows of desks, a podium and the teacher's desk and the table.
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- katedra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- katedra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
kãtedra f (plural kãtedros) stress pattern 1
Declension
Declension of kãtedra
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kãtedra | kãtedros |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kãtedros | kãtedrų |
| dative (naudininkas) | kãtedrai | kãtedroms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kãtedrą | kãtedras |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kãtedra | kãtedromis |
| locative (vietininkas) | kãtedroje | kãtedrose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kãtedra | kãtedros |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).
Pronunciation
Noun
katedra f
- (architecture, Roman Catholicism) cathedral
- (education) chair (professorial position at a university)
- (education) department, laboratory (organizational unit at a university dealing with a specific research subject)
Declension
Declension of katedra
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- katedra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- katedra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kàtēdra f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀те̄дра)
- chair, department, cathedra (university unit)
- cathedra (chair or throne of a bishop)
Declension
Declension of katedra
References
- “katedra” in Hrvatski jezični portal