serta

See also: sertã and Sertã

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay serta, from either:

• Sanskrit सार्थ (sārtha, “troop, companion”), or
• Affixed from se +‎ rata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /sərˈta/ [sərˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ser‧ta

Conjunction

serta

1. as well as; and

   Synonym: dan

Verb

serta

1. to join

Derived terms

Affixations

• menyertai
• menyertakan
• peserta

Further reading

• “serta”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Pronunciation

• serta:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛr.ta]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛr.ta]
• sertā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛr.taː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛr.ta]

Etymology 1

Participle

serta

1. inflection of sertus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

sertā

1. ablative feminine singular of sertus

Etymology 2

Neuter nominalization of sertus (“bound; encircled”), perfect passive participle of serō (“to bind; to encircle”); the feminine variant originates from reanalysis of the neuter plural.

Noun

serta n or f (genitive sertōrum or sertae); variously declined, second declension, first declension

1. (chiefly plural only in the neuter) garland; festoon; wreath of flowers

   Alternative form: sertum n

   • 8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.219–220:

     prōtinus accēdunt Charitēs nectuntque corōnās
     sertaque caelestēs implicitūra comās.

     Forthwith the Graces approach and weave chaplets
     and garland[s] to entwine [their] heavenly hair.

Usage notes

• Generally a plurale tantum when used in the neuter, but singular sertum is also attested.

Declension

Second declension neuter plural noun. plural nominative serta genitive sertōrum dative sertīs accusative serta ablative sertīs vocative serta

First declension feminine noun. singular plural nominative serta sertae genitive sertae sertārum dative sertae sertīs accusative sertam sertās ablative sertā sertīs vocative serta sertae

Noun

serta n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sertum n

Noun

sertā f

1. ablative singular of serta f

References

• “serta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “serta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "serta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “serta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “serta”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “serta”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Malay

There are two theories as to where this word usage originated:

• From Sanskrit सार्थ (sārtha, “troop, companion, convoy, caravan”), or
• Affixed from se +‎ rata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /sərˈta/ [sərˈt̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ərta, -ta, -a
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /sə(r)ˈtə/ [sə(r)ˈt̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -ə(r)tə, -tə, -ə
• Hyphenation: ser‧ta

Conjunction

serta (Jawi spelling سرتا)

1. as well as; and

   Synonym: dan

Verb

serta (Jawi spelling سرتا)

1. to join

Derived terms

• > Indonesian: serta (inherited)

Further reading

• "serta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay serta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈser̪.t̪a/

Conjunction

serta

1. because, since

   Synonyms: amo, karena, sebap

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics