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έδρα
seat (headquarters/official base of an organization) /ˈe.ðra/
nounC1#3526 most common
Also: home ground (in sports), face (of a geometric solid), chair (academic professorship)
Example sentences
Η εταιρεία έχει την έδρα της στην Αθήνα.
The company has its headquarters in Athens.
Η ομάδα παίζει στην έδρα της αύριο.
The team plays at home tomorrow.
Ο δικαστής κάθισε στην έδρα του δικαστηρίου.
The judge sat on the bench of the courtroom.
Ο κύβος έχει έξι έδρες.
A cube has six faces.
Η έδρα της επισκοπής μεταφέρθηκε σε άλλη πόλη τον περασμένο αιώνα.
The seat of the diocese was moved to another city last century.
Κατέλαβε την πανεπιστημιακή έδρα βυζαντινής ιστορίας μετά από σκληρό διαγωνισμό.
She took up the university chair of Byzantine history after a tough competition.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η έδρα | οι έδρες |
| Genitive | της έδρας | των εδρών |
| Accusative | την έδρα | τις έδρες |
| Vocative | έδρα | έδρες |
Word family
εδρεύωto be headquartered, to have one's seat somewhere
πρόεδροςpresident, chairmanπροεδρίαpresidency, chairmanship
καθέδραcathedra, throne-like seat
καθεδρικόςcathedral (as in cathedral church)
Etymology
The word descends from Ancient Greek ἕδρα, meaning seat, base, or place where something sits. That noun comes from the verb ἕζομαι, to sit, which traces to the widespread Indo-European root for sitting. Greek kept the core sense of a fixed seat or base and extended it over time to headquarters, a judge's bench, an academic chair, and even a face of a solid in geometry.
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