catedral
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).
Pronunciation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “catedral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).
Further reading
- “catedral” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Mirandese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”).
Portuguese

Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). By surface analysis, cátedra + -al. Piecewise doublet of cadeiral.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.teˈdɾaw/ [ka.teˈdɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.tɨˈdɾal/ [kɐ.tɨˈðɾaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: ca‧te‧dral
Related terms
Further reading
- “catedral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin, Ecclesiastical Latin cathedrālis, from cathedra, from Ancient Greek καθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “seat”). Equivalent to cátedra + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kateˈdɾal/ [ka.t̪eˈð̞ɾal]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ca‧te‧dral
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “catedral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014