ceder

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See also: céder and cedër

English

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Etymology 1

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From cede +‎ -er.

Noun

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ceder (plural ceders)

  1. One who cedes something.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ceder (plural ceders)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cedar.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Libanonceder
cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani subsp. libani)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: seder
  • Sranan Tongo: sedre, redisedre

References

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  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

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Middle English

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Noun

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ceder

  1. Alternative form of cedre

Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *cedr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ċeder f

  1. the cedar tree

Declension

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Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cēdere.

Verb

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ceder

  1. to concede (give up, renounce)

Conjugation

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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

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin cēdere.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈdeɾ/ [sɨˈðeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈde.ɾi/ [sɨˈðe.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: ce‧der

Verb

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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 (one's own property or rights to others)
    A equipa vencedora cedeu o prémio em dinheiro ao orfanato.The winning team ceded the prize money 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. (intransitive) to decide in favor (against one's own previous decision or after doubt) [with a ‘of a request’]
    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 yield, to give in, to surrender (to an argument) (to be convinced after possibly long discussion)
    O teu pai cedeu finalmente, podes voltar mais tarde hoje.Your father finally gave in, 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.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin cēdere. Compare English cede.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Noun

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ceder c

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

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