Meanings
noun
- This entry is a translation hub.A desk at the front of a school classroom used by a teacher. In grade schools these often resemble tables or desks with cabinets; at the university level lecterns are often encountered.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 講桌 /讲桌, 講臺 /讲台
- 講桌 /讲桌 (jiǎngzhuō)teacher's desk — see also desk
- 講臺 /讲台 (jiǎngtái)teacher's desk — see also desk
Czech katedra
- katedrateacher's desk — see also desk
Danish kateder
- katederteacher's desk — see also desk
Dutch lessenaar
- lessenaarteacher's desk — see also desk
Finnish opettajanpöytä
- opettajanpöytäteacher's desk — see also desk
German Lehrerpult, Lehrertisch
- Lehrerpultteacher's desk — see also desk
- Lehrertischteacher's desk — see also desk
- Kathederteacher's desk — see also desk
Hungarian katedra, pulpitus
- katedrateacher's desk — see also desk
- pulpitusteacher's desk — see also desk
- tanári asztalteacher's desk — see also desk
Icelandic kennaraborð
- kennaraborðteacher's desk — see also desk
Italian cattedra
- cattedrateacher's desk — see also desk
Japanese 教卓
- 教卓 (kyōtaku)teacher's desk — see also desk
Korean 교탁
- 교탁 (gyotak)teacher's desk — see also desk
Romanian catedră
- catedrăteacher's desk — see also desk
Russian учи́тельский стол, ка́федра
- учи́тельский стол (učítelʹskij stol)teacher's desk — see also desk
- ка́федра (káfedra)teacher's desk — see also desk
Swedish kateder
- katederteacher's desk — see also desk
Cite this entry
APA
teacher's desk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teacher's%20desk
MLA
“teacher's desk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teacher's%20desk. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teacher's desk,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teacher's%20desk.
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