different between sedan vs fedan
sedan
English
Etymology 1
The 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.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /s??dæn/
Noun
sedan (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.
- (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, 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
- (chair carried by porters): litter, sedan chair
- (body style of a car): saloon (UK)
Derived terms
- sedanlike
Translations
Etymology 2
Invented at Sedan in France.
Noun
sedan (plural sedans)
- A handbarrow for transporting fish.
References
Anagrams
- Andes, DNase, Danes, Deans, Denas, Sande, Sedna, Snead, deans, nades, saden, snead
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English sedan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??d?n/
- Hyphenation: se?dan
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
sedan m (plural sedans)
- (automotive) sedan, saloon (car type) [from late 1910s]
- 1918 March 28, "Correspondentie. Rock Valley", De Volksvriend, Vol. 44, No. 19, page 3.
- 1918 March 28, "Correspondentie. Rock Valley", De Volksvriend, Vol. 44, No. 19, page 3.
Finnish
Noun
sedan
- sedan (body style for cars)
Declension
Synonyms
- porrasperä
Hypernyms
- korimalli
Portuguese
Noun
sedan m (plural sedans)
- Alternative spelling of sedã
Spanish
Verb
sedan
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of sedar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of sedar.
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish siþan, from Old Norse síðan, related to sid ’late’.See Norwegian siden. Cognate with Old English siþþan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?dan/ (formal)
- IPA(key): /s?n/ (colloquial)
Adverb
sedan (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.
- Först försökte vi på mitt sätt, sedan på hans.
Alternative forms
- sen (colloquial)
Conjunction
sedan
- 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.
- Sedan vi sålde bilen cyklar vi överallt.
Alternative forms
- sen (colloquial)
Preposition
sedan
- 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.
- Sedan det året har vi varit tillsammans ständigt.
Synonyms
- sen
See also
- för ... sedan
Etymology 2
From English sedan.
Noun
sedan c
- sedan; a body style of a car
Declension
Anagrams
- andes, dasen, sneda
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fedan
English
Noun
fedan (plural fedans)
- A measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.
- 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, p. 71:
- Tubbs, in the fall of 1862, sent emissaries to Cairo to pressure Ismail, heir to the throne, into planting several thousand fedans – which Tubbs promised to buy.
- 1993, Rikki Ducornet, The Jade Cabinet, Dalkey Archive Press, p. 71:
Anagrams
- faned
Galician
Verb
fedan
- third-person plural present subjunctive of feder
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *f?dijan?, from Proto-Indo-European *peh?-. Cognate with Old Saxon f?dian, Dutch voeden, Old High German fuotan, Old Norse fœða (Danish føde, Swedish föda, Icelandic fæða), Gothic ???????????????????????? (f?djan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fe?.d?n/
Verb
f?dan
- to feed
Conjugation
Related terms
- f?da
- f?dor
Descendants
- Middle English: feden
- Scots: fede, feid
- English: feed
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