cere
See also çere
English
Etymology
Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I cere”).
Noun
cere (plural ceres)
- (ornithology) A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
Translations
Verb
cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)
- (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
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Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō (“seek, look for, desire”). In the 19th century, the older form of the simple perfect, cerșii, from Latin quaesīvī, was replaced by cerui by analogy and the old past participle, cerșit, from Latin quaesītus, was replaced by cerut. The r in these obsolete words were themselves a relatively modern addition through analogy with the original word. [1]
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈt͡ʃe.re]
Verb
a cere (third-person singular present cere, past participle cerut) 3rd conj.
Conjugation
cere (Third conjugation)
| infinitive | a cere | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cerând | ||||||
| past participle | cerut | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | cer | ceri | cere | cerem | cereți | cer | |
| imperfect | ceream | cereai | cerea | ceream | cereați | cereau | |
| simple perfect | cerui | ceruși | ceru | cerurăm | cerurăți | cerură | |
| pluperfect | cerusem | ceruseși | ceruse | ceruserăm | ceruserăți | ceruseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să cer | să ceri | să ceară | să cerem | să cereți | să ceară | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | cere | cereți | |||||
| negative | nu cere | nu cereți | |||||