ceder

See also: céder and cedër

English

Etymology 1

cede + -er

Noun

ceder (plural ceders)

  1. One who cedes something.

Noun

ceder (plural ceders)

  1. Obsolete form of cedar.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ceder, from Old Dutch *ceder, from Proto-West Germanic *cedr.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseː.dər/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ce‧der
  • Rhymes: -eːdər

Noun

ceder m (plural ceders or cederen, diminutive cedertje n)

  1. cedar, tree of the genus Cedrus
    • 1863, Jan de Liefde, De mensch en de dieren. Een leesboek voor scholen en huisgezinnen., part 2, vol. 1, publ. by H. Höveke, page 106.
      Het hout daartoe namen zij van de cederen des Libanons, en met die schepen doorkruisten zij de gansche Middellandsche zee []
      The wood for those they took from the cedars of the Lebanon, and with those ships they sailed across the entire Mediterranean Sea []
    Synonym: cederboom
  2. (Suriname) Spanish cedar, Cedrela odorata

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: seder
  • Sranan Tongo: sedre, redisedre
    • Aukan: sédé
    • Saramaccan: sedu

References

  1. Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

ceder

  1. Alternative form of cedre

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *cedr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.der/

Noun

ċeder f

  1. the cedar tree

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēdere.

Verb

ceder

  1. to concede (give up, renounce)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cēdere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈde(ʁ)/ [seˈde(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seˈde(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seˈde(ʁ)/ [seˈde(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈde(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈdeɾ/ [sɨˈðeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈde.ɾi/ [sɨˈðe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ce‧der

Verb

ceder (first-person singular present cedo, first-person singular preterite cedi, past participle cedido)

  1. (transitive) to cede, to give up, to give away, to hand over, to give own property or rights to others
    A equipa vencedora cedeu o prémio em dinheiro ao orfanato.The winner team ceded the money prize to the orphanage.
  2. (transitive) to lend
    Synonym: emprestar
    Vou ceder a minha casa por uma semana.I will lend my house by one week.
  3. (transitive with a) to decide against own previous decision or after doubt
    Não queria sair hoje, mas cedi ao pedido dela.I didn't want to get out today, but I decided in favour of her request.
  4. (intransitive) to surrender at an argumentation, to be convinced after possibly long discussion
    O teu pai cedeu finalmente, podes voltar mais tarde hoje.Your father finally gave up, you can come back later today.
  5. (intransitive) to fall down, to collapse
    A casa era realmente velha; quando a olhámos mais de perto, a parede cedeu.The house was really old; when we looked closer, the wall fell down.

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēdere. Compare English cede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈdeɾ/ [θeˈð̞eɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈdeɾ/ [seˈð̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: ce‧der

Verb

ceder (first-person singular present cedo, first-person singular preterite cedí, past participle cedido)

  1. (transitive) to cede, hand over, convey
    ceder el pasoto give way
  2. (transitive) to transfer, yield
  3. (intransitive) to relinquish, abandon, leave, give in, cave in
  4. (intransitive) to decrease, lessen, diminish

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

ceder c

  1. cedar (tree)
  2. cedar (wood)

Declension

Declension of ceder 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ceder cedern cedrar cedrarna
Genitive ceders cederns cedrars cedrarnas

Derived terms

References

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