sereno

See also: Sereno, serenó, and serenò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈre.no/
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: se‧ré‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural sereni, feminine plural serene, superlative serenissimo)

1. serene, calm
2. (weather) clear, serene, calm, cloudless, fair
   • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎^[1], Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:

     Laudato si mi signore per frate vento et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo

     Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather

3. impartial, objective, unbiased

Noun

sereno m (plural sereni)

1. (weather) clear sky, fair weather

   Synonym: bello

   É tornato il sereno ― It has cleared up.

2. (by extension) calm
3. open air

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sereno

1. first-person singular present indicative of serenare

Related terms

• rasserenare
• serenamente
• serenare
• Serenissima
• serenità

Anagrams

• renose

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɛˈreː.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [seˈrɛː.no]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin serēnus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin serēnō

From serēnus + -ō.

Verb

serēnō (present infinitive serēnāre, perfect active serēnāvī, supine serēnātum); first conjugation

1. to clear up, brighten, lighten

Conjugation

   Conjugation of serēnō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	serēnō		serēnās		serēnat		serēnāmus		serēnātis		serēnant
	imperfect	serēnābam		serēnābās		serēnābat		serēnābāmus		serēnābātis		serēnābant
	future	serēnābō		serēnābis		serēnābit		serēnābimus		serēnābitis		serēnābunt
	perfect	serēnāvī		serēnāvistī		serēnāvit		serēnāvimus		serēnāvistis		serēnāvērunt, serēnāvēre
	pluperfect	serēnāveram		serēnāverās		serēnāverat		serēnāverāmus		serēnāverātis		serēnāverant
	future perfect	serēnāverō		serēnāveris		serēnāverit		serēnāverimus		serēnāveritis		serēnāverint
passive	present	serēnor		serēnāris, serēnāre		serēnātur		serēnāmur		serēnāminī		serēnantur
	imperfect	serēnābar		serēnābāris, serēnābāre		serēnābātur		serēnābāmur		serēnābāminī		serēnābantur
	future	serēnābor		serēnāberis, serēnābere		serēnābitur		serēnābimur		serēnābiminī		serēnābuntur
	perfect	serēnātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	serēnātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	serēnātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	serēnem		serēnēs		serēnet		serēnēmus		serēnētis		serēnent
	imperfect	serēnārem		serēnārēs		serēnāret		serēnārēmus		serēnārētis		serēnārent
	perfect	serēnāverim		serēnāverīs		serēnāverit		serēnāverīmus		serēnāverītis		serēnāverint
	pluperfect	serēnāvissem		serēnāvissēs		serēnāvisset		serēnāvissēmus		serēnāvissētis		serēnāvissent
passive	present	serēner		serēnēris, serēnēre		serēnētur		serēnēmur		serēnēminī		serēnentur
	imperfect	serēnārer		serēnārēris, serēnārēre		serēnārētur		serēnārēmur		serēnārēminī		serēnārentur
	perfect	serēnātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	serēnātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		serēnā		—		—		serēnāte		—
	future	—		serēnātō		serēnātō		—		serēnātōte		serēnantō
passive	present	—		serēnāre		—		—		serēnāminī		—
	future	—		serēnātor		serēnātor		—		—		serēnantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		serēnāre			serēnārī			serēnāns			—
future		serēnātūrum esse			serēnātum īrī			serēnātūrus			serēnandus
perfect		serēnāvisse			serēnātum esse			—			serēnātus
future perfect		—			serēnātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		serēnātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		serēnandī		serēnandō		serēnandum		serēnandō		serēnātum		serēnātū

Derived terms

• dissērenō

Descendants

• Asturian: sereñar, serenar, aserenar
• Italian: serenare, rasserenare
• Portuguese: serenar
• Romanian: însenina
• Spanish: serenar

References

• “sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “sereno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• sereno in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

serēnō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of serēnus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾẽ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.nu/

• Rhymes: -enu
• Hyphenation: se‧re‧no

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)

1. serene; peaceful; calm; tranquil

   Synonyms: calmo, tranquilo

2. (of the weather) serene, fair and unclouded

   Synonym: limpo

Related terms

• serenidade

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos)

1. dew (morning moisture)

   Synonym: orvalho

2. (Brazil) drizzle (light, short-lasting and thin rain)
3. the fresh night air
4. (Brazil, Rio de Janeiro) night bus (that runs between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.)

   Synonym: bacurau

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈɾẽ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɛ.nu/

• Rhymes: -ɛnu
• Hyphenation: se‧re‧no

Verb

sereno

1. first-person singular present indicative of serenar

Further reading

• “sereno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sereno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾeno/ [seˈɾe.no]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: se‧re‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)

1. serene, calm, self-possessed

   Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto

Related terms

• a la serena
• al sereno
• serenar
• serenidad

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos)

1. cold humidity in the air that is typical of the night hours

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos, feminine serena, feminine plural serenas)

1. nightwatchman

Derived terms

• tomar por el pito del sereno

Etymology 2

Verb

sereno

1. first-person singular present indicative of serenar

Further reading

• “sereno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin serēnus

Spanish serenobor.

Tagalog sereno

Borrowed from Spanish sereno, from Latin serēnus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /seˈɾeno/ [sɛˈɾɛː.n̪o]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification: se‧re‧no
• Homophone: Cereno

Adjective

sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

1. serene; calm

   Synonyms: tahimik, payapa, kalma, mahinahon

Noun

sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

1. night watchman

   Synonym: tanod na panggabi

2. evening dew

   Synonym: hamog sa gabi

3. nightbreeze; chilly nocturnal coolness

   Synonym: lamig ng gabi

Derived terms

• masereno

Further reading

• “sereno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• Orense