-hedron

English

suffix

Definitions

(geometry) Forms the names of solid figures bounded by a certain number of planes (polyhedra).

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἕδρα (face of a geometrical solid, seat, session, sitting).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἕδρα

Gloss

face of a geometrical solid, seat, session, sitting

Concept

Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-hedra English
synedrus Latin
καθέδρα Ancient Greek
ἀφεδρών Ancient Greek
ἐφέδρα Ancient Greek
ἕδρα Ancient Greek
*sed- Proto-Indo-European
-eder Norwegian Bokmål
-eder Norwegian Nynorsk
polyeder Danish
tetraeder Danish
edro Esperanto
έδρα Greek (modern)
εξέδρα Greek (modern)
edro Ido
tree-heedragh Manx

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