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Galician

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Verb

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seren

  1. third-person plural personal infinitive of ser

Japanese

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Romanization

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seren

  1. Rōmaji transcription of セレン

Karo Batak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Batak *sərəd, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səʀəd. Compare Simalungun Batak sorod.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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seren

  1. to sting

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English sēarian, from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn; equivalent to sere +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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seren

  1. (mainly referring to plants) To shrivel; to dry and shrink.
  2. (referring to plants, rare) To induce shrivelling; to make dry.
  3. (rare) To sear; to crisp in the heat.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of seren (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) seren, sere
present tense past tense
1st-person singular sere sered
2nd-person singular serest seredest
3rd-person singular sereth sered
subjunctive singular sere
imperative singular
plural1 seren, sere sereden, serede
imperative plural sereth, sere
participles serynge, serende sered, ysered

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

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  • English: sear

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin serēnus.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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seren m (feminine singular serena, masculine plural serens, feminine plural serenas)

  1. serene, calm

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[1], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 907.

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin serēnus. Cognate of German seren, French serein, and likely with Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós).

Adjective

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seren (comparative mer seren, superlative mest seren)

  1. (literary) serene

Declension

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Inflection of seren
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular seren mer seren mest seren
neuter singular serent mer serent mest serent
plural serena mer serena mest serena
masculine plural2 serene mer serena mest serena
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 serene mer serene mest serene
all serena mer serena mest serena

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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Venetan

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Etymology

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From Latin serēnus. Compare Italian sereno.

Adjective

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seren (feminine singular serena, masculine plural sereni, feminine plural serene)

  1. serene
  2. clear

Welsh

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Etymology

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From sêr (stars) +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seren f

  1. singulative of sêr (stars)

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