LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

exedra

exedra f (genitive exedrae)
Classical[ˈɛk.sɛ.dra]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛk.se.dra]

Meaning

  1. femininehall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hall

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeexedraexedrae
genitiveexedraeexedrārum
dativeexedraeexedrīs
accusativeexedramexedrās
ablativeexedrāexedrīs
vocativeexedraexedrae

exĕdra, ae, f., = ἐξέδρα,
I. a hall furnished with seats, a hall for conversing or disputing in.
I. Prop.: exedrae spatiosae, habentes sedes, in quibus philosophi, rhetores, reliquique ... sedentes disputare possint, Vitr. 5, 11, 2; 7, 9; Cic. de Or. 3, 5, 17; id. N. D. 1, 6, 15; id. Fin. 5, 2, 4; Quint. 10, 1, 89; Dig. 9, 3, 5; Vulg. Jer. 35, 2 al. (v. Becker's Gallus, London ed. p. 262).—
II. Transf., an aviary, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 8.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesExedraExedra or EXHEDRA (ἐξέδρα) is properly a recessed seat built out from a portico and opening into it (Marquardt, Privatl. 242 n.); usually of a semicir…

Quick answers

What does exedra mean in Latin?
exedra, a noun, means “hall (with seats) for a discussion, etc.; a lecture hall”.
What is the genitive of exedra?
The genitive singular is exedrae. exedra is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce exedra?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛk.sɛ.dra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛk.se.dra].