chaise

== English == === Alternative forms === shay (archaic) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French chaise. Doublet of cathedra and chair. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃeɪz/ Rhymes: -eɪz === Noun === chaise (plural chaises) An open, horse-drawn carriage for one or two people, usually with one horse and two wheels. A chaise longue. A post chaise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === Sachie == French == === Etymology === Originally, simply a variant of chaire. From Middle French chaire, inherited from Latin cathedra (“seat”), a borrowing from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra). The change -r- > -s-, while being common in the past, has been only preserved on this word and besicles. Doublet of chaire and cathèdre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɛz/ Rhymes: -ɛz === Noun === chaise f (plural chaises) chair, seat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Alemannic German: Scheese Antillean Creole: chèz → English: chaise ⇒ English: shay (archaic) Haitian Creole: chèz Louisiana Creole: lashèz, lashèj, shèj, shèz === Further reading === “chaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === séchai == Irish == === Adjective === chaise lenited form of caise == Scottish Gaelic == === Adjective === chaise lenited form of cas === Mutation ===