sero

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See also sero-, and séro-

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Latin [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From *si-sh₁-e/o-, reduplicated present of Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active serō, present infinitive serere, perfect active sēvī, supine satum.

  1. I sow, plant.
  2. (of persons) I beget, bring forth, produce.
  3. (figuratively) I found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cause, produce.
Inflection [edit]
Third Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present serō seris serit serimus seritis serunt
future seram serēs seret serēmus serētis serent
imperfect serēbam serēbās serēbat serēbāmus serēbātis serēbant
perfect sēvī sēvistī sēvit sēvimus sēvistis sēvērunt
future perfect sēverō sēveris sēverit sēverimus sēveritis sēverint
pluperfect sēveram sēverās sēverat sēverāmus sēverātis sēverant
passive present seror sereris seritur serimur seriminī seruntur
future serar serēris serētur serēmur serēminī serentur
imperfect serēbar serēbāris serēbātur serēbāmur serēbāminī serēbantur
perfect Use satus m, sata f, satum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use satus m, sata f, satum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use satus m, sata f, satum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present seram serās serat serāmus serātis serant
imperfect sererem sererēs sereret sererēmus sererētis sererent
perfect sēverim sēverīs sēverit sēverīmus sēverītis sēverint
pluperfect sēvissem sēvissēs sēvisset sēvissēmus sēvissētis sēvissent
passive present serar serāris serātur serāmur serāminī serantur
imperfect sererer sererēris sererētur sererēmur sererēminī sererentur
perfect Use satus m, sata f, satum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use satus m, sata f, satum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular sere seritō seritō serere seritor seritor
plural serite seritōte seruntō seriminī — seruntor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives serere sēvisse satūrus esse serī satus esse satum īrī
participles serēns (serentis) — satūrus-ra, -rum — satus-a, -um serendus-nda, -ndum
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”). (cf. Ancient Greek εἴρω (eirō), Sanskrit sarat, Old Lithuanian sėris 'filament').

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active serō, present infinitive serere, perfect active seruī, supine sertum.

  1. I join or bind together; plait, interweave, interlace, entwine.
  2. (figuratively) I join, interweave, connect; combine, compose, contrive.
Inflection [edit]
Third Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present serō seris serit serimus seritis serunt
future seram serēs seret serēmus serētis serent
imperfect serēbam serēbās serēbat serēbāmus serēbātis serēbant
perfect seruī seruistī seruit seruimus seruistis seruērunt
future perfect seruerō serueris seruerit seruerimus serueritis seruerint
pluperfect serueram seruerās seruerat seruerāmus seruerātis seruerant
passive present seror sereris seritur serimur seriminī seruntur
future serar serēris serētur serēmur serēminī serentur
imperfect serēbar serēbāris serēbātur serēbāmur serēbāminī serēbantur
perfect Use sertus m, serta f, sertum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use sertus m, serta f, sertum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use sertus m, serta f, sertum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present seram serās serat serāmus serātis serant
imperfect sererem sererēs sereret sererēmus sererētis sererent
perfect seruerim seruerīs seruerit seruerīmus seruerītis seruerint
pluperfect seruissem seruissēs seruisset seruissēmus seruissētis seruissent
passive present serar serāris serātur serāmur serāminī serantur
imperfect sererer sererēris sererētur sererēmur sererēminī sererentur
perfect Use sertus m, serta f, sertum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use sertus m, serta f, sertum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular sere seritō seritō serere seritor seritor
plural serite seritōte seruntō seriminī — seruntor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives serere seruisse sertūrus esse serī sertus esse sertum īrī
participles serēns (serentis) — sertūrus-ra, -rum — sertus-a, -um serendus-nda, -ndum
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms

Etymology 3 [edit]

From sera (“bar for fastening doors”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active serō, present infinitive serāre, perfect active serāvī, supine serātum.

  1. I fasten (with a bolt), bar, bolt.
Inflection [edit]
First Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present serō serās serat serāmus serātis serant
future serābō serābis serābit serābimus serābitis serābunt
imperfect serābam serābās serābat serābāmus serābātis serābant
perfect serāvī serāvistī serāvit serāvimus serāvistis serāvērunt
future perfect serāverō serāveris serāverit serāverimus serāveritis serāverint
pluperfect serāveram serāverās serāverat serāverāmus serāverātis serāverant
passive present seror serāris serātur serāmur serāminī serantur
future serābor serāberis serābitur serābimur serābiminī serābuntur
imperfect serābar serābāris serābātur serābāmur serābāminī serābantur
perfect Use serātus m, serāta f, serātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use serātus m, serāta f, serātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use serātus m, serāta f, serātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present serem serēs seret serēmus serētis serent
imperfect serārem serārēs serāret serārēmus serārētis serārent
perfect serāverim serāverīs serāverit serāverīmus serāverītis serāverint
pluperfect serāvissem serāvissēs serāvisset serāvissēmus serāvissētis serāvissent
passive present serer serēris serētur serēmur serēminī serentur
imperfect serārer serārēris serārētur serārēmur serārēminī serārentur
perfect Use serātus m, serāta f, serātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use serātus m, serāta f, serātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular serā serātō serātō serāre serātor serātor
plural serāte serātōte serantō serāminī — serantor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives serāre serāvisse serātūrus esse serārī serātus esse serātum īrī
participles serāns (serantis) — serātūrus-ra, -rum — serātus-a, -um serandus-nda, -ndum
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]

Etymology 4 [edit]

From sērus (“late”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

sērō

  1. dative masculine singular of sērus
  2. dative neuter singular of sērus
  3. ablative masculine singular of sērus
  4. ablative neuter singular of sērus

Adverb [edit]

sērō (comparative sērius, superlative sērissimē)

  1. At a late hour, late, tardily.
  2. Too late.
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]

Etymology 5 [edit]

Inflected form of serum (“whey; serum”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

serō

  1. dative singular of serum
  2. ablative singular of serum

References [edit]

  • sero in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879

Mapudungun [edit]

Numeral [edit]

sero (using Raguileo Alphabet)

Mapudungun cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : sero
  1. (cardinal) zero
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