CD
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Translingual
Etymology 1
Symbol
CDCategory:Translingual lemmas#CDCategory:Translingual symbols#CDCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#CDCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Democratic Republic of the CongoCategory:English links with ignored alt parameters#CD since 1997.Category:ISO 3166-1 alpha-2#CD
- (IUCN Red List, obsoleteCategory:Translingual terms with obsolete senses#CD) Abbreviation of Conservation DependentCategory:Translingual links with redundant wikilinks#CDCategory:Translingual abbreviations#CD
Etymology 2
Noun
CDCategory:Translingual lemmas#CDCategory:Translingual nouns#CDCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- corps diplomatique, diplomatic corps (collective body of foreign diplomats accredited to a particular country or body)
English
Etymology
Abbreviation of various terms and phrases.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD (countable and uncountable, plural CDs)Category:English lemmas#CDCategory:English nouns#CDCategory:English uncountable nouns#CDCategory:English countable nouns#CDCategory:English countable nouns#CDCategory:English words spelled without vowels#CDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- Initialism of compact discCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- I misplaced the software installation CD.Category:English terms with usage examples#CD
- 1980 April 13, Allan Kozinn, “The Future is Digital”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Called Compact Discs (CD for short) and expected to enter the market by 1983, they play an hour per side and are virtually indestructible.Category:English terms with quotations#CD
- (metonymicCategory:English metonyms#CD, datedCategory:English dated terms#CD) An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
- Mariah Carey's new CD has some R'n'B influences.Category:English terms with usage examples#CD
- (diplomacyCategory:en:Diplomacy#CD, now rareCategory:English terms with rare senses#CD) Initialism of corps diplomatiqueCategory:English initialisms#CD, the diplomatic corps of a particular country.
- 1955, Graham Greene, The Quiet American:
- Along the route to Tanyin flowed a fast stream of staff and C.D. cars.Category:English terms with quotations#CD
- 1978, Kingsley Amis, Jake's Thing, Vintage, published 2007, page 8:
- Jake lengthened his stride and crossed the road in front of a double-parked car, large, black and with CD plates.Category:English terms with quotations#CD
- (financeCategory:en:Finance#CD) Abbreviation of certificate of depositCategory:English abbreviations#CD.
- 2023 April 21, Ann Carrns, “Rates on C.D.s Are Soaring, but the High Rates May Not Last”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Banks may offer premium rates on C.D.s to attract deposits, but once they get those deposits, they end the offers.Category:English terms with quotations#CD
- (businessCategory:en:Business#CD) Initialism of creative directorCategory:English initialisms#CD, head of the creative department (for example of an advertising agency).
- (businessCategory:en:Business#CD) Initialism of corporate designCategory:English initialisms#CD, specific design features of a company, corporate identity CI.
- (networkingCategory:en:Networking#CD) Initialism of collision detectionCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- (nauticalCategory:en:Nautical#CD) Initialism of chart datumCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- Initialism of cross-dresserCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- Initialism of cross-dressingCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- (physical chemistryCategory:en:Physical chemistry#CD, quantum mechanicsCategory:en:Quantum mechanics#CD) Initialism of circular dichroismCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- (immunologyCategory:en:Immunology#CD, biochemistryCategory:en:Biochemistry#CD) Initialism of cluster of differentiationCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- (video gamesCategory:en:Video games#CD) Abbreviation of cooldownCategory:English abbreviations#CD.
- (UKCategory:British English#CD, lawCategory:en:Law#CD) Initialism of controlled drugCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- (medicineCategory:en:Medicine#CD) Abbreviation of Crohn's diseaseCategory:English abbreviations#CD.
- (software engineeringCategory:en:Software engineering#CD) Initialism of continuous delivery/deploymentCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- Coordinate term: CI
Derived terms
- (corps diplomatique): CD plate
- (compact disk): CD burner, CD drive, CD player, mini CD, CD-DA, CD-i, CD-R, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DDCD, MIL-CD, VCD, video CD
- (cluster of differentiation): CD3, CD4, CD7, CD8, CD10, CD11, CD13, CD15, CD18, CD19, CD20, CD21, CD22, CD23, CD30, CD33, CD35, CD38, CD43, CD45, CD46, CD52, CD54, CD56, CD79a, CD103, CD117, CD135, CD138, CD150, CD319
- (cooldown): CDR
Translations
Verb
CD (third-person singular simple present CDs, present participle CDing, simple past and past participle CDed)Category:English lemmas#CDCategory:English verbs#CDCategory:English words spelled without vowels#CDCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- Initialism of cross-dressCategory:English initialisms#CD.
- 1993 January 5, Tierney Dhewitrei, “about me, is it familiar?”, in alt.transgendered (Usenet):
- By now I did not feel right without a bra and panties whenever I CD'ed.Category:English terms with quotations#CD
Anagrams
Category:English 2-letter abbreviations#CD Category:en:Crossdressing#CDCategory:en:Photochemistry#CDCatalan
Noun
CD m (plural CDs)Category:Catalan lemmas#CDCategory:Catalan nouns#CDCategory:Catalan countable nouns#CDCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD, compact disc
- Synonym: disc compacte
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: CD
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sidì
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-ti4
- Yale: syī-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shidih
- Palladius: сиди (sidi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīdī
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄉㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sidi
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-ti1
- Yale: syī-dī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shidi
- Palladius: сиди (sidi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/Category:Mandarin terms with multiple pronunciations#xīdì
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sēidì
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄟ ㄉㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: seidì
- Wade–Giles: sei1-ti4
- Yale: sēi-dì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: seidih
- Palladius: сэйди (sɛjdi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /seɪ̯⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 di1
- Yale: sī dī
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 di1
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 di1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Category:Requests for attention concerning Mandarin#CD0Category:attention lacking explanation#CD
Etymology 1
From EnglishCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CDCategory:Chinese lemmas#CDCategory:Chinese nouns#CDCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD, compact disk (Classifier: 張/张 m c; 隻/只 c)Category:Chinese nouns classified by 張/张#CDCategory:Chinese nouns classified by 隻/只#CD
- 2011, “因为爱情”, 柯肇雷 [Ke Zhaolei] (lyrics), 柯肇雷 [Ke Zhaolei] (music):
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of EnglishCategory:Chinese terms derived from English#CD cross-dresser.
Pronunciation
Noun
CDCategory:Chinese lemmas#CDCategory:Chinese nouns#CDCategory:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Cimbrian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Cimbrian terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Cimbrian terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD fCategory:Cimbrian lemmas#CDCategory:Cimbrian nouns#CDCategory:Cimbrian entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Cimbrian feminine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD (plural CD)
- (LusernaCategory:Luserna Cimbrian#CD) CD (compact disc)
References
- “CD” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Finnish
Etymology
EnglishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Finnish terms derived from English#CD CD
Pronunciation
Noun
CDCategory:Finnish lemmas#CDCategory:Finnish nouns#CDCategory:Finnish terms spelled with C#CDCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Declension
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “CD”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.de/Category:French 2-syllable words#CDCategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio (France (Toulouse)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio (France): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio (France (Lyon)): (file) - Homophone: céderCategory:French terms with homophones#CD
Noun
CD m (invariable)Category:French lemmas#CDCategory:French nouns#CDCategory:French countable nouns#CDCategory:French indeclinable nouns#CDCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:French masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD (compact disk)
Derived terms
German

Etymology
From EnglishCategory:German terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD f (genitive CD, plural CDs or CD or (proscribed) CD's)Category:German lemmas#CDCategory:German nouns#CDCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:German feminine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Declension
Further reading
- “CD” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Hungarian terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD (plural CD-k)Category:Hungarian lemmas#CDCategory:Hungarian nouns#CDCategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | CD | CD-k |
| accusative | CD-t | CD-ket |
| dative | CD-nek | CD-knek |
| instrumental | CD-vel | CD-kkel |
| causal-final | CD-ért | CD-kért |
| translative | CD-vé | CD-kké |
| terminative | CD-ig | CD-kig |
| essive-formal | CD-ként | CD-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | CD-ben | CD-kben |
| superessive | CD-n | CD-ken |
| adessive | CD-nél | CD-knél |
| illative | CD-be | CD-kbe |
| sublative | CD-re | CD-kre |
| allative | CD-hez | CD-khez |
| elative | CD-ből | CD-kből |
| delative | CD-ről | CD-kről |
| ablative | CD-től | CD-ktől |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
CD-é | CD-ké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
CD-éi | CD-kéi |
Derived terms
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
Initialism of ceirnín dlúth (“compact disc”), but simultaneously a borrowing from EnglishCategory:Irish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Irish terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD mCategory:Irish lemmas#CDCategory:Irish nouns#CDCategory:Irish initialisms#CDCategory:Irish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Irish masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Italian terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Italian terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD mCategory:Italian lemmas#CDCategory:Italian nouns#CDCategory:Italian initialisms#CDCategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Italian masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD, compact disc
- Synonym: (rare) disco compatto
Japanese
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Japanese terms borrowed from English#しいでぃいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#しいでぃいCategory:Japanese terms derived from English#しいでぃい CD.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) シーディー [shìídíꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ɕiːdʲiː]Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation#しいてぃい'
Noun
CD • (shīdīCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#CDCategory:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#CD) Category:Japanese lemmas#しいてぃい'Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#しいてぃい'Category:Japanese nouns#しいてぃい'Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#しいてぃい'Category:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- abbreviation of コンパクトディスク (konpakuto disuku, “compact disc”)Category:Japanese abbreviations#しいでぃいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#しいでぃい; a CD
- それはヘビメタのCDです。
- Sore wa hebimeta no shīdī desu.
- That is a heavy metal CD.
- それはヘビメタのCDです。
- abbreviation of キャッシュディスペンサー (kyasshu disupensā, “cash dispenser”)Category:Japanese abbreviations#しいでぃいCategory:Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#しいでぃい; an ATM, cash machine
- コンビニのCDからお金を引き出しました。
- Konbini no shīdī kara o-kane o hikidashimashita.
- I withdrew money from an ATM at a convenience store.
- コンビニのCDからお金を引き出しました。
See also
- CD-ROM (shīdī-romu)
Mòcheno
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Mòcheno terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Mòcheno terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD fCategory:Mòcheno lemmas#CDCategory:Mòcheno nouns#CDCategory:Mòcheno entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Mòcheno feminine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD (plural CD)
- CD (compact disc)
References
- “CD” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːˈdeː/Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
- (Standard Eastern) IPA(key): [ˈsêːˈděː]Category:Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
Noun
CD m (definite singular CD-en, indefinite plural CD-er, definite plural CD-ene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#CDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#CDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms spelled with C#CDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- a CD (compact disc)
Synonyms
References
- “CD” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD m (definite singular CD-en, indefinite plural CD-ar, definite plural CD-ane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#CDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#CDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms spelled with C#CDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- a CD (compact disc)
Synonyms
References
- “CD” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish

Alternative forms
- cd (less common)
Etymology 1
Unadapted borrowing from EnglishCategory:Polish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from English#CDCategory:Polish terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siˈdi/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#CDCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio 1: (file)
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#CDAudio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -iCategory:Rhymes:Polish/i#CDCategory:Rhymes:Polish/i/2 syllables#CD
- Syllabification: C‧D
Noun
CD m inan or n or f (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#CDCategory:Polish nouns#CDCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#CDCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Polish masculine nouns#CDCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#CDCategory:Polish neuter nouns#CDCategory:Polish nouns with multiple genders#CDCategory:Polish feminine nouns#CDCategory:Polish nouns with multiple genders#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Noun
CD m inan or n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#CDCategory:Polish nouns#CDCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#CDCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Polish masculine nouns#CDCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#CDCategory:Polish neuter nouns#CDCategory:Polish nouns with multiple genders#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Polish terms borrowed from French#CDCategory:Polish unadapted borrowings from French#CDCategory:Polish terms derived from French#CD CD, corps diplomatique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛˈdɛ/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#CDCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
- Rhymes: -ɛCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛ#CDCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɛ/2 syllables#CD
- Syllabification: C‧D
Noun
CD m inan or n (indeclinable)Category:Polish lemmas#CDCategory:Polish nouns#CDCategory:Polish indeclinable nouns#CDCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Polish masculine nouns#CDCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#CDCategory:Polish neuter nouns#CDCategory:Polish nouns with multiple genders#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Further reading
- CD in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- CD in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (initialism) /ˈse ˈde/Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (initialism) /ˈse ˈde/ [ˈse ˈðe]Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from EnglishCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Portuguese orthographic borrowings from English#CDCategory:Portuguese terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD m (plural CDs)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CDCategory:Portuguese nouns#CDCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CDCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD (compact-disc: a type optical data storage disc)
Etymology 2
Noun
CD f (plural CDs)Category:Portuguese lemmas#CDCategory:Portuguese nouns#CDCategory:Portuguese countable nouns#CDCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Portuguese feminine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- initialism of crossdresserCategory:Portuguese initialisms#CD
- 2021 April 8, Beatriz Bastos, Bia Mathieu, Carolina Dantas, Carol Dia, Stéfane Souto, Luana Souza, Joice Araújo, Sara Mariano, Sofia, Controversas: Perspectivas de Mulheres em Cultura e Sociedade, Pinaúna Editora, →ISBN:
- Certo dia, eu li que meninos que se vestiam de meninas sem ter como objetivo a cena, eram chamados de crossdressing e a sigla utilizada era CD. Estava aí, então, a pista para o nome com o qual eu me identificaria em salas de bate papo, Lili CDzinha, uma alusão à personagem Lili Bolero, interpretada pela saudosa atriz ConsueloCategory:Portuguese terms with quotations#CDCategory:Requests for translations of Brazilian Portuguese quotations#CD
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “CD”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Romanian terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD n (plural CD-uri)Category:Romanian lemmas#CDCategory:Romanian nouns#CDCategory:Romanian nouns with red links in their headword lines#CDCategory:Romanian countable nouns#CDCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Romanian neuter nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Declension
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Spanish terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeˈde/ [θeˈð̞e] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CDCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
- IPA(key): /seˈde/ [seˈð̞e] (Latin America, Philippines)Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CDCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /siˈdi/ [siˈð̞i]Category:Spanish 2-syllable words#CDCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#CD
Noun
CD m (plural CDs or CD)Category:Spanish lemmas#CDCategory:Spanish nouns#CDCategory:Spanish countable nouns#CDCategory:Spanish nouns with multiple plurals#CDCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- CD (compact disc)
- Synonyms: disco compacto, compacto
Further reading
- “CD”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- “cedé, grafía válida”, in FundéuRAE (Fundación del Español Urgente) [Foundation of Urgent Spanish] (in Spanish), Agencia EFE; Real Academia Española, 4 February 2011
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Swedish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Swedish terms derived from English#CD CD, according to SO attested since the mid-1980s.
Noun
CD cCategory:Swedish lemmas#CDCategory:Swedish nouns#CDCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
- A CD (compact disc).
- Synonym: CD-skiva
- indefinite plural of CDCategory:Forms linking to themselves#CD
- Synonym: CD:ar
Usage notes
- The term CD in Swedish can be declined in two ways, possibly due to its status as a loanword. Both declensions are generally considered acceptable, although specific style guides may dictate otherwise.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | CD | CD:s |
| definite | CD:n | CD:ns | |
| plural | indefinite | CD:ar | CD:ars |
| definite | CD:arna | CD:arnas |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | CD | CD:s |
| definite | CD:n | CD:ns | |
| plural | indefinite | CD | CD:s |
| definite | CD:na | CD:nas |
References
- “CD”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Turkish terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Turkish terms derived from English#CD CD.
Pronunciation
Noun
CD (definite accusative CD'yi, plural CD'ler)Category:Turkish lemmas#CDCategory:Turkish nouns#CDCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD
Declension
Derived terms
Welsh
Etymology
Initialism of crynoddisg (“compact disc”), but simultaneously a borrowing from EnglishCategory:Welsh terms borrowed from English#CDCategory:Welsh terms derived from English#CD CD.
Noun
CD mCategory:Welsh lemmas#CDCategory:Welsh nouns#CDCategory:Welsh initialisms#CDCategory:Welsh entries with incorrect language header#CDCategory:Welsh masculine nouns#CDCategory:Pages with entries#CDCategory:Pages with 22 entries#CD

