wheelchair en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwiːlt͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈ(h)wilt͡ʃɛɹ/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English wheelchair From wheel + chair.
Meanings
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A chair mounted on large wheels for the transportation or use of a sick or disabled person.
"And there are aspirations that we must rightly meet - people travelling in a wheelchair should be able to get on and off the train."
2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Island Line bids farewell to 1930s "icon of transport"...”, in Rail, page 9:
- (attributive) Designed for use by wheelchairbound people.
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(broadly) Any device involving wheels designed to assist a nonhuman animal with locomotion.
To build the wheelchair, Dale Ryder attached wheels from a toy plane to an axle that fits over Mrs. T’s shell.
2020 March 1, Gabe Bergado, “Watch this tortoise zip around town in a giant wheelchair”, in The Daily Dot:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wheelchairs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| wheel-chair | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wheelchair motocross · wheelchair lift · wheelchair curling · wheelchair-bound · wheelchair accessible · wheelchair ramp · nonwheelchair · wheelchair racing · wheelchair rugby · wheelchair tennis · wheelchair user · wheelchair basketball
Descendants
Translations (93)
fa چرخک (chair) · fr chaise roulante (chair) · ar كُرْسِيّ لِلْمُقْعَدِين (chair) · ru кре́сло-коля́ска (chair) · de Krankenfahrstuhl (chair) · lb Rollstull (chair) · hy անվասայլակ (chair) · kw kador ros (chair) · yue 輪椅 /轮椅 (chair) · ro scaun cu rotile (chair) · fr fauteuil roulant (chair) · ko 휠체어 (chair) · sw kiti mwendo (chair) · haw noho huila (chair) · nl rolstoel (chair) · pl wózek inwalidzki (chair) · lv ratiņkrēsls (chair) · ovd rullstuol (chair) · he כִּסֵּא גַּלְגַּלִּים (chair) · fi rullatuoli (chair) · da rullestol (chair) · hi व्हीलचेयर (chair) · is hjólastóll (chair) · ug چاقلىق ئورۇندۇق (chair) · gv caair wheeylagh (chair) · no rullestol (chair) · es silla de ruedas (chair) · fi pyörätuoli (chair) · tr tekerlekli sandalye (chair) · et ratastool (chair) · cs invalidní vozík (chair) · uk крі́сло-ката́лка (chair) · id kursi roda (chair) · rm sutga cun rodas (chair) · rsk инвалидски кочик (chair) · vo rölastul (chair) · mi tūru wīra (chair) · pdt Rollstool (chair) · hu tolószék (chair) · mt siġġu tar-roti (chair) · uk колі́сне крі́сло (chair) · sw kiti cha magurudumu (chair) · ar كُرْسِيّ مُتَحَرِّك (chair) · te చక్రాలకుర్చీ (chair) · eo radseĝo (chair) · da kørestol (chair) · fo akstólur (chair) · cmn 輪椅 /轮椅 (chair) · mk ко́личка (chair) · nv ił naalbąąsí (chair) · he כיסא גלגלים (chair) · hu kerekesszék (chair) · ru инвали́дная коля́ска (chair) · fo koyristólur (chair) · el αναπηρικό αμαξίδιο (chair) · rsk кочик (chair) · sw kitimaguru (chair) · ko 바퀴의자 (chair) · fa ویلچر (chair) · ja 車椅子 (chair) · my ဘီးတပ်ကုလားထိုင် (chair) · ast siella de ruedes (chair) · el αναπηρικό καροτσάκι (chair) · uk інвалі́дний візо́к (chair) · kl issiavik assakaasulik (chair) · af rolstoel (chair) · ga cathaoir rothaí (chair) · ru инвали́дное кре́сло (chair) · ja ホイールチェア (chair) · eo rulseĝo (chair) · az təkərli kürsü (chair) · gl cadeira de rodas (chair) · nrf tchaîse à reues (chair) · hu tolókocsi (chair) · gd cathair-cuibhle (chair) · de Rollstuhl (chair) · ro scaun rulant (chair) · de Fahrstuhl (chair) · az əlil arabası (chair) · km រទេះជនពិការ (chair) · la sella rotalis (chair) · ru кре́сло-ката́лка (chair) · vi xe lăn (chair) · cy cadair olwyn (chair) · mk инвали́дска ко́личка (chair) · fo rullistólur (chair) · pt cadeira de rodas (chair) · bg инвалидна количка (chair) · ka ინვალიდის სავარძელი (chair) · io rulstulo (chair) · ca cadira de rodes (chair) · sv rullstol (chair) · it sedia a rotelle (chair)