cert

See also: CERT, čert, and cert.

English

Abbreviation

cert

1. Alternative form of cert.

Noun

cert (plural certs)

1. (informal) Certificate.

   I bought some gift certs for my family for Christmas.

2. (informal) A certainty; something guaranteed to happen.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Adjective

cert (feminine certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)

1. true
2. certain

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Ladin

Alternative forms

• cërt

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Adjective

cert m (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)

1. certain
2. some

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Old French

Alternative forms

• ciert

Etymology

Latin certus.

Adjective

cert m (oblique and nominative feminine singular certe)

1. certain; sure

Related terms

• acertener
• certain
• certes

References

• (fr) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (cert)
• cert on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin certus.

Adjective

cert

1. correct, right, proper, fitting
2. fair, just
3. (of material objects) straight, even
4. (of numbers, quantities etc.) exact, precise

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

cert n, m

1. the right, what is proper, correctness
   • ina chirt, i cirt, properly, rightly, as is fitting
2. (in quasi-legal sense) right, claim, entitlement
3. justice, fair dealing

Inflection

Neuter o-stem, masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: ceart
• Manx: kiart
• Scottish Gaelic: ceart

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃert/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin certus.

Adjective

cert m, n (feminine singular certă, masculine plural cerți, feminine and neuter plural certe)

1. certain, sure, doubtless

Declension

declension of cert

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	cert		certă	cerți	certe
	definite	certul		certa	cerții	certele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	cert		certe	cerți	certe
	definite	certului		certei	cerților	certelor

Synonyms

• sigur

Etymology 2

Verb

cert

1. first-person singular present tense form of certa.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of certa.