cere

See also: çere

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
• Homophones: sear, seer

Noun

cere (plural ceres)

1. (ornithology) A fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
   • 2021, Nikki Moustaki, Parrots For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 182:

     The cere is the fleshy spot just above the beak where the nostrils, or nares, are located. In some species, like the parakeet, the cere is prominent; in others, the cere is covered by feathers. Both the cere and the nares should be clean […]

Alternative forms

• sere (possibly obsolete)

Translations

cere

• Czech: ozobí n
• Finnish: vahanokka (fi)
• Japanese: 蝋膜 (ろうまく, rōmaku)
• Polish: woskówka (pl) f
• Scottish Gaelic: cèir f
• Welsh: cwyrbilen 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.
   • 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC:

     a strong twisted Thread cered

Anagrams

• Cree

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin cēra.

Noun

cere f (plural ceris)

1. wax

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re/
• Rhymes: -ere
• Hyphenation: cé‧re

Noun

cere f

1. plural of cera

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited 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^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re/
• Hyphenation: ce‧re

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Verb

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

1. to request, to ask (for)

   Synonyms: a solicita, a ruga

Conjugation

    conjugation of cere (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cerere
• cerință
• cerșetor
• cerși
• cerut

See also

• întreba

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cɛrɛ/

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Noun

cere (definite form cere ji)

1. couscous