serre

See also: serré and sèrre

Asturian

Verb

serre

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of serrar

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French serre.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛː.rə/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ser‧re

Noun

serre f (plural serres, diminutive serretje n)

1. (Netherlands) conservatory room (greenhouse or winter garden, usually as part of a house)

   Synonym: tuinkamer

2. (Belgium) greenhouse

   Synonym: broeikas

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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• Homophones: serrent, serres, sers, sert (general), cerf, cerfs (most speakers), serf, serfs (few speakers)

Etymology 1

Deverbal from serrer.

Noun

serre f (plural serres)

1. action of pressing something together; result of this action

   Dans la préparation du Champagne on appelle première serre, deuxième serre, etc., les produits successifs du pressurage […] . ― In the preparation of Champagne we call the first pressing, second pressing, etc., the successive products of pressing […]

2. a tool serving to press one or more objects together
3. Press or pinces allowing to press together the two parts of a mould together
4. (in the plural) the clutches or talons of a raptor, or of a bird

   Tenir dans ses serres. ― To hold in its clutches.

5. Closed space in which something (such as vegetables) is conserved
6. a greenhouse, hothouse

Derived terms

• effet de serre
• effet serre
• gaz à effet de serre
• serre à papillons
• serre chaude
• serre froide
• serre tempérée
• serriste

Descendants

• → Turkish: sera
• → Romanian: seră

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

serre

1. inflection of serrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative
   • 1963, Aimé Césaire, La Tragédie du Roi Christophe, page 40:

     Je serre ! Nos poings !

     I clench! Our fists!

Further reading

• “serre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• erres

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛrre
• Hyphenation: sèr‧re

Noun

serre f

1. plural of serra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ser‧re

Verb

serre

1. inflection of serrar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative