cadena

See also: Cadena, cadéna, and cadenã

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdena/
• Syllabification: ca‧de‧na
• Rhymes: -ena

Noun

cadena f (plural cadenas)

1. chain

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cadena”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN
• “cadena”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

Alternative forms

• caena
• cadía

Etymology

From Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdena/ [kaˈð̞e.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: ca‧de‧na

Noun

cadena f (plural cadenes)

1. chain
2. (telecommunications) channel

   Synonym: canal

Derived terms

• en cadena
• encadenar

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cadena”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “cadena”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin catēna. Compare Occitan cadena, French chaîne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəˈðɛ.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəˈðə.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kaˈðe.na]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

cadena f (plural cadenes)

1. chain
2. (telecommunications) channel
3. chain, string (series of events)
4. (computing) string

Derived terms

• en cadena
• cadenar

Related terms

• cadenat

References

• “cadena” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Chibcha

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cadena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kadena/

Noun

cadena

1. chain

References

• Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• chadena (Limousin)
• chaena

Etymology

From Old Occitan cadena, from Latin catēna.

Pronunciation

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• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Noun

cadena f (plural cadenas)

1. chain

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cadena, from Latin catēna. Cognate with English chain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈdena/ [kaˈð̞e.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: ca‧de‧na

Noun

cadena f (plural cadenas)

1. chain (series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)
2. necklace (article of jewelry that is worn around the neck)
3. network (group of affiliated television stations)
4. (broadcasting, television and radio) channel (specific radio frequency or band of frequencies)
5. (computing) string (ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity)

Derived terms

• cable de cadena
• cadena alimentaria
• cadena de frío
• cadena de mando
• cadena de medida
• cadena de montaje
• cadena de montañas
• cadena de nieve
• cadena de puerta
• cadena lateral
• cadena perpetua
• cadena sin fin
• cadena trófica
• cadenilla (diminutive)
• cadenita (diminutive)
• en cadena
• minicadena
• reacción en cadena
• tirar de la cadena

Related terms

• catenario
• encadenar

Descendants

• → Cebuano: kadena
• → Huave: galen
• → Tagalog: kadena
• → Zoogocho Zapotec: gden

Further reading

• “cadena”, 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