la
feminine
/ʃɛz/
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Translation
chair
Word origin
A variant of chaire ('seat, pulpit'), with an r-to-s shift in Parisian speech, from Latin cathedra ('seat, chair'), from Greek kathedra. The same root gave English 'cathedral' and 'chair'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- cathedra
- English cognates
- chair, cathedral
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralchaises
Examples
- .
Sit on this chair near the window.
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There is one chair missing around the table.
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This chair is too hard for my back.
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The dog is sleeping on my favourite chair.
invite.
Bring one more chair for our guest.
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