cd

See also: cD, Cd, CD, .cd, C.D., and C&D

㏅ U+33C5, ㏅ SQUARE CD ← ㏄ [U+33C4] CJK Compatibility ㏆ → [U+33C6]

Translingual

Symbol

cd

1. (metrology) Symbol for the candela, an SI unit of luminous intensity.

English

Verb

cd

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of could.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD, compact disc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedeːˀ/, [seˈd̥eˀ] or IPA^(key): /seːˀdeːˀ/, [ˈseˀˌd̥eˀ]

Noun

cd c (singular definite cd'en, plural indefinite cd'er)

1. CD, compact disc [from 1983]
2. CD player (a mashine to play compact discs)

Declension

Declension of cd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cd	cd'en	cd'er	cd'erne
genitive	cd's	cd'ens	cd'ers	cd'ernes

Synonyms

• compactdisk
• compact disc

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cd-afspiller
• cd-brænder
• cd-drev
• cd-rom
• cd-spiller

References

• “CD,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• cd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːˈdeː/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [seːˈdeː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [seɪˈdeɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cd
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

cd m (plural cd's, diminutive cd'tje n)

1. CD, compact disc

Derived terms

• cd-brander
• cd-r
• cd-rek
• cd-rom
• cd-speler

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈdi/
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: c‧d

Noun

cd m inan or n or f (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD, compact disc”)

Noun

cd m inan or n (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD player”)

Further reading

• cd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cd in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

cd c

1. Alternative letter-case form of CD

References

• cd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)