serrar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin serrare, present active infinitive of serrō.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular indicative present serro, past participle serráu)

1. to saw (cut with a saw)

Conjugation

Conjugation of serrar

infinitive		serrar
gerund		serrando
past participle		m serráu, f serrada, n serrao, m pl serraos, f pl serraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	serro	serres	serra	serramos	serráis	serren
	imperfect	serraba	serrabes	serraba	serrábemos, serrábamos	serrabeis, serrabais	serraben
	preterite	serré	serrasti, serresti	serró	serremos	serrastis, serrestis	serraron
	pluperfect	serrare, serrara	serrares, serraras	serrare, serrara	serráremos, serráramos	serrareis, serrarais	serraren, serraran
	future	serraré	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraréis	serrarán
	conditional	serraría	serraríes	serraría	serraríemos, serraríamos	serraríeis, serraríais	serraríen
subjunctive	present	serre	serres, serras	serre	serremos	serréis	serren, serran
	imperfect	serrare, serrara	serrares, serraras	serrare, serrara	serráremos, serráramos	serrareis, serrarais	serraren, serraran
imperative		—	serra	—	—	serrái	—

Related terms

• serra
• sierra

 

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈraɾ]

Etymology 1

From Latin serrō, serrāre (“to saw”).

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat)

1. (transitive) to saw

Related terms

• serra

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin serrō, serrāre (“to close”).

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat)

1. (transitive) to squeeze

Further reading

• “serrar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “serrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “serrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “serrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Ladino

Verb

serrar (Latin spelling)

1. Alternative form of aserrar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serrar, from Latin serrare, present active infinitive of serrō (“I saw”), from serra (“saw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈʀaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /se.ˈʁa(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /se.ˈha(ɻ)/
• Homophone: cerrar
• Hyphenation: ser‧rar

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) to saw (cut with a saw)
2. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Derived terms

• serra-garoupa
• serra-osso
• serra-pau
• serra-serra

 

Related terms

• serra
• serração
• serradeira
• serradela
• serradiço
• serradinho
• serrado
• serrador
• serragem
• serraleiro
• serralha
• serralhar
• serralharia
• serraria
• serrátil
• sérreo
• serrote

 

Further reading

• “serrar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “serrar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “serrar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “serrar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “serrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “serrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• sarar (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Late Latin serāre, present active infinitive of serō, from Latin sera (“bolt, cross-bar”).

Verb

serrar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) to close

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish serrar, from Latin serrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈraɾ/ [seˈraɾ]
• Homophone: cerrar (non-Castilian)

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present sierro, first-person singular preterite serré, past participle serrado)

1. (transitive) to saw

   Synonym: aserrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of serrar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			serrar
gerund			serrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		serrado		serrada
		plural		serrados		serradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sierro	sierrastú serrásvos	sierra	serramos	serráis	sierran
	imperfect	serraba	serrabas	serraba	serrábamos	serrabais	serraban
	preterite	serré	serraste	serró	serramos	serrasteis	serraron
	future	serraré	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraréis	serrarán
	conditional	serraría	serrarías	serraría	serraríamos	serraríais	serrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sierre	sierrestú serrésvos2	sierre	serremos	serréis	sierren
	imperfect (ra)	serrara	serraras	serrara	serráramos	serrarais	serraran
	imperfect (se)	serrase	serrases	serrase	serrásemos	serraseis	serrasen
	future1	serrare	serrares	serrare	serráremos	serrareis	serraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		sierratú serrávos	sierre	serremos	serrad	sierren
	negative		no sierres	no sierre	no serremos	no serréis	no sierren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of serrar (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive serrar
	dative	serrarme	serrarte	serrarle, serrarse	serrarnos	serraros	serrarles, serrarse
	accusative	serrarme	serrarte	serrarlo, serrarla, serrarse	serrarnos	serraros	serrarlos, serrarlas, serrarse
with gerund serrando
	dative	serrándome	serrándote	serrándole, serrándose	serrándonos	serrándoos	serrándoles, serrándose
	accusative	serrándome	serrándote	serrándolo, serrándola, serrándose	serrándonos	serrándoos	serrándolos, serrándolas, serrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sierra
	dative	siérrame	siérrate	siérrale	siérranos	not used	siérrales
	accusative	siérrame	siérrate	siérralo, siérrala	siérranos	not used	siérralos, siérralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative serrá
	dative	serrame	serrate	serrale	serranos	not used	serrales
	accusative	serrame	serrate	serralo, serrala	serranos	not used	serralos, serralas
with formal second-person singular imperative sierre
	dative	siérreme	not used	siérrele, siérrese	siérrenos	not used	siérreles
	accusative	siérreme	not used	siérrelo, siérrela, siérrese	siérrenos	not used	siérrelos, siérrelas
with first-person plural imperative serremos
	dative	not used	serrémoste	serrémosle	serrémonos	serrémoos	serrémosles
	accusative	not used	serrémoste	serrémoslo, serrémosla	serrémonos	serrémoos	serrémoslos, serrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative serrad
	dative	serradme	not used	serradle	serradnos	serraos	serradles
	accusative	serradme	not used	serradlo, serradla	serradnos	serraos	serradlos, serradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sierren
	dative	siérrenme	not used	siérrenle	siérrennos	not used	siérrenles, siérrense
	accusative	siérrenme	not used	siérrenlo, siérrenla	siérrennos	not used	siérrenlos, siérrenlas, siérrense

Derived terms

• aserrar
• serrería

Related terms

• serrín
• serruchar
• serrucho
• sierra

 

Further reading

• “serrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014