cd

See also: cD, Cd, CD, .cd, C.D., and C&D

㏅ U+33C5, ㏅ SQUARE CD ← ㏄ [U+33C4] CJK Compatibility ㏆ → [U+33C6]

Translingual

Symbol

cd

1. (metrology) Symbol for the candela, an SI unit of luminous intensity.

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD, compact disc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedeːˀ/, [seˈd̥eˀ] or IPA^(key): /seːˀdeːˀ/, [ˈseˀˌd̥eˀ]

Noun

cd c (singular definite cd'en, plural indefinite cd'er)

1. CD, compact disc [from 1983]
2. CD player (a mashine to play compact discs)

Declension

Declension of cd

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	cd	cd'en	cd'er	cd'erne
genitive	cd's	cd'ens	cd'ers	cd'ernes

Synonyms

• compactdisk
• compact disc

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cd-afspiller
• cd-brænder
• cd-drev
• cd-rom
• cd-spiller

References

• “CD,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• cd on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːˈdeː/
  • (Belgium) IPA^(key): [seːˈdeː]
  • (Netherlands) IPA^(key): [seɪˈdeɪ]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: cd
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

cd m (plural cd's, diminutive cd'tje n)

1. CD, compact disc

Derived terms

• cd-brander
• cd-r
• cd-rek
• cd-rom
• cd-speler

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English CD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈdi/
• Rhymes: -idi
• Syllabification: c‧d

Noun

cd m inan or n or f (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD, compact disc”)

Noun

cd m inan or n (indeclinable)

1. (computing, music) Alternative spelling of CD (“CD player”)

Further reading

• cd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• cd in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

cd c

1. Alternative letter-case form of CD

References

• cd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)