Belarusian

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Etymology

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkafʲedra]
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Noun

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ка́федра (káfjedraf inan (genitive ка́федры, nominative plural ка́федры, genitive plural ка́федр or ка́федраў)

  1. department/school/college in a university or institute; chair.
  2. pulpit, rostrum, dais

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  • кафедра” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • кафедра”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

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ка́федра (káfedraf inan (genitive ка́федры, nominative plural ка́федры, genitive plural ка́федр, relational adjective кафедра́льный)

  1. department/school/college in a university or institute; chair.
  2. pulpit, rostrum, dais

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Descendants

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  • Ingrian: kaafedra

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old Ukrainian каѳедра (kafedra), катедра (katedra), ultimately either from Latin cathedra or Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra).

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ка́федра (káfedraf inan (genitive ка́федри, nominative plural ка́федри, genitive plural ка́федр)

  1. department/school/college in a university or institute; chair.
  2. pulpit, rostrum, dais

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