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catedral.

cathedral (relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ka.teˈdɾaw/Brazil[ka.teˈdɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐ.tɨˈdɾal/Portugal[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. cathedral (relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop)

    feminine · masculine
    sé catedral
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). By surface analysis, cátedra + -al. Piecewise doublet of cadeiral.

noun/ka.teˈdɾaw/Brazil[ka.teˈdɾaʊ̯]Brazil/kɐ.tɨˈdɾal/Portugal[kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]Portugal

  1. cathedral

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). By surface analysis, cátedra + -al. Piecewise doublet of cadeiral.

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