exedra
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Noun edit
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 edit
a curved bench
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈek.se.dra/, [ˈɛks̠ɛd̪rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈek.se.dra/, [ˈɛksed̪rä]
Noun edit
exedra f (genitive exedrae); first declension
- hall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hall
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | exedra | exedrae |
| Genitive | exedrae | exedrārum |
| Dative | exedrae | exedrīs |
| Accusative | exedram | exedrās |
| Ablative | exedrā | exedrīs |
| Vocative | exedra | exedrae |
References edit
- “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[1]
- “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