cere

See also çere

English

Etymology

Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I cere”).

Noun

cere (plural ceres)

1. (ornithology) A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.

Translations

cere

• Polish: woskówka (pl) f

• Scottish Gaelic: cèir (gd) f

Verb

cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)

1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.

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Anagrams

• Cree

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Italian

Noun

cere f

1. Plural form of cera

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō (“seek, look for, desire”). In the 19th century, the older form of the simple perfect, cerșii, from Latin quaesīvī, was replaced by cerui by analogy and the old past participle, cerșit, from Latin quaesītus, was replaced by cerut. The r in these obsolete words were themselves a relatively modern addition through analogy with the original word.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈt͡ʃe.re]

Verb

a cere (third-person singular present cere, past participle cerut) 3rd conj.

1. to request, to ask (for)

Conjugation

cere (Third conjugation)

infinitive			a cere
gerund			cerând
past participle			cerut
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	cer	ceri	cere	cerem	cereți	cer
	imperfect	ceream	cereai	cerea	ceream	cereați	cereau
	simple perfect	cerui	ceruși	ceru	cerurăm	cerurăți	cerură
	pluperfect	cerusem	ceruseși	ceruse	ceruserăm	ceruserăți	ceruseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să cer	să ceri	să ceară	să cerem	să cereți	să ceară
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		cere			cereți
	negative		nu cere			nu cereți

Synonyms

• a solicita
• a ruga

Derived terms

• cerere
• cerință
• cerși
• cerșetor
• cerut

See also

• întreba