Hedr

Morpheme

Hedr

Type

bound base

Denotation

seat, surface

Etymology

Ancient Greek hédra

Evidence

anhedral, cathedra, cathedrae, cathedral, cathedraled, cathedralesque, cathedralic, cathedralism, cathedrals, cathedras, cathedratic, dodecahedron, endohedral, euhedral, hexahedral, hexahedron, icosahedron, isohedral, noncathedral, octahedron, pentahedral, pentahedron, polyhedra, polyhedron, polyhedron, polyhedrons, procathedral, pyritohedron, rhombohedron, scalenohedron, subhedral, tetrahedron, trapezohedron, trihedron

Notes

cathedra, chair, and chaise are doublets

See Also

cat-, Chair, Chaise