sedan
English
editEtymology 1
editThe sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsedan (plural sedans)
- An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
- 1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Country Described. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part II (A Voyage to Brobdingnag), pages 222–223:
- The People who had often heard of me, were very curious to croud about the Sedan, and the Girl was complaiſant enough to make the Bearers ſtop, and to take me in her Hand that I might be conveniently ſeen.
- (US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space.
- 1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24,
- What we are observing in this sedan square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family sedan.
- 1996, Dennis Adler, Fifties Flashback: The American Car, published 2004, page 22:
- In addition there was a companion four-door sedan, mounted on the C- 38 Series 121.5-inch platform and equipped with the 1 14-horsepower L-head six.
- 2005, Dennis W. Parks, American Hot Rod: How to Build a Hot Rod with Boyd Coddington, page 115:
- The 1929 Model A Tudor sedan on these pages will receive a mild top chop of 3 inches, combined with the installation of a rear delivery door and a filled roof.
- 1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24,
Synonyms
edit- (chair carried by porters): litter, sedan chair
- (body style of a car): saloon (UK)
Derived terms
editTranslations
editenclosed chair carried by porters
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style of automobile
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Etymology 2
editInvented at Sedan in France.
Noun
editsedan (plural sedans)
- A handbarrow for transporting fish.
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sedan”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 10 April 2017.
Anagrams
editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsedan m (plural sedans)
- (automotive) sedan, saloon (car type) [from late 1910s]
- 1918 March 28, “Correspondentie. Rock Valley”, in De Volksvriend, volume 44, number 19, page 3:
- Deze week worden nog 10 meer Fords verwacht, waarbij 7 Sedans zijn.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsedan
- sedan (body style for cars)
Declension
editInflection of sedan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | sedan | sedanit | |
genitive | sedanin | sedanien | |
partitive | sedania | sedaneja | |
illative | sedaniin | sedaneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sedan | sedanit | |
accusative | nom. | sedan | sedanit |
gen. | sedanin | ||
genitive | sedanin | sedanien | |
partitive | sedania | sedaneja | |
inessive | sedanissa | sedaneissa | |
elative | sedanista | sedaneista | |
illative | sedaniin | sedaneihin | |
adessive | sedanilla | sedaneilla | |
ablative | sedanilta | sedaneilta | |
allative | sedanille | sedaneille | |
essive | sedanina | sedaneina | |
translative | sedaniksi | sedaneiksi | |
abessive | sedanitta | sedaneitta | |
instructive | — | sedanein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editHypernyms
editFurther reading
edit- “sedan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: se‧dan
Noun
editsedan m (plural sedans)
- Alternative spelling of sedã
Spanish
editVerb
editsedan
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Swedish siþan, from Old Norse síðan. See Norwegian siden. Cognate with Old English siþþan.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editsedan (not comparable)
- then, after this (that), afterwards; next in order
- Först försökte vi på mitt sätt, sedan på hans.
- First we tried my way, then his.
Alternative forms
editConjunction
editsedan
- since, from the time that (and often as a consequence of)
- Sedan vi sålde bilen cyklar vi överallt.
- Since we sold the car, we bike everywhere.
Alternative forms
editPreposition
editsedan
- since; from a given point in time
- Sedan det året har vi varit tillsammans ständigt.
- Since that year, we have been together all the time.
Synonyms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editsedan c
- sedan; a body style of a car
Declension
editDeclension of sedan
References
edit- sedan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sedan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sedan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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