cedar

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English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros).

Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.də/
• (US) enPR: sēʹdər, IPA^(key): /ˈsi.dɚ/
• Rhymes: -iːdə(ɹ)
• Homophone: seeder

Noun

cedar (countable and uncountable, plural cedars)

2. (countable) A coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
3. (countable) A coniferous tree of the family Cupressaceae, especially of the genera Juniperus, Cupressus, Calocedrus, or Thuja.
4. (countable) A flowering tree of the family Meliaceae, especially of the genera Cedrela or Toona.
5. (uncountable) The aromatic wood from a Cedrus tree, or from any of several not closely related trees.

Derived terms

• See entry for additional derived terms

Related terms

• cedr-
• Cedrela
• cedrelaceous
• cedrelate
• cedrine

Translations

Anagrams

• Cerda, Cerdà, Dacre, acred, arced, cader, cadre, cared, decar, e-card, ecard, raced

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto cedi, English cede, French céder, Italian cedere, Spanish ceder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡seˈdar/

Verb

cedar (present tense cedas, past tense cedis, future tense cedos, imperative cedez, conditional cedus)

1. (transitive) to cede

Conjugation

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.dar/, [ˈkeːd̪är]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.dar/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːd̪är]

Verb

cēdar

1. inflection of cēdō:
   1. first-person singular future passive indicative
   2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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Noun

cȅdar m (Cyrillic spelling це̏дар)

1. cedar (tree)

Declension

Derived terms

• cȅdrovina