cera

See also: ceră and c'era

Asturian

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Etymology

From Latin cēra.

Noun

cera f (plural ceres)

1. wax

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin cēra (“wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃera/, [ˈt͡ʃeː.ra]
• Hyphenation: cé‧ra

Noun

cera f (plural cere)

1. wax
2. complexion

Derived terms

Derived terms

cera d'api (“beeswax”) cera bianca cera di carnauba cera giapponese cera lacca cera di lignite cera molle

cera per pavimenti (“floor polish”) cera persa cera pura cera da scarpe cera vegetale cera vergine ceroso (“waxy”)

Anagrams

• acre
• care
• crea
• reca

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kohᵃ-ⁱ (“wax”), see also Ancient Greek κηρός (kēros), Welsh cwyr, Old Irish ceir

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.ra/

Noun

cēra f (genitive cērae); first declension

1. wax, beeswax, honeycomb
2. a writing tablet covered with wax
3. a wax seal
4. a wax image

Inflection

First declension.

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cēra	cērae
genitive	cērae	cērārum
dative	cērae	cērīs
accusative	cēram	cērās
ablative	cērā	cērīs
vocative	cēra	cērae

Derived terms

• cērōsus

Descendants

• Aromanian: tsearã
• Asturian: cera
• Catalan: cera
• Dalmatian: caira
• English: cere
• French: cire
• Friulian: cere
• Galician: cera

• Italian: cera
• Jèrriais: chithe
• Portuguese: cera
• Romanian: ceară
• Romansh: tschaira, tschera, tscheira
• Sardinian: chera, cera
• Sicilian: cira
• Spanish: cera

Verb

cēra

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cērō

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛra]

Noun

cera f

1. complexion

Declension

    declension of cera

	singular	plural
nominative	cera	cery
genitive	cery	cer
dative	cerze	cerom
accusative	cerę	cery
instrumental	cerą	cerami
locative	cerze	cerach
vocative	cero	cery

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Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese cera (“wax”), Latin cēra.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɾa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɾɐ/

Noun

cera f (plural ceras)

1. wax (oily, water-resistant substance)

Related terms

• cerume

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cēra (“wax”).

Noun

cera f (plural ceras)

1. wax

Related terms

• cerumen
• cerilla
• cerillo
• ceroso
• encerar