сера

See also: серя, сэря, сэра, cepa, and Appendix:Variations of "sera"

Belarusian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲera]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Noun

се́ра • (sjéra) f inan (genitive се́ры, uncountable)

1. sulfur, sulphur
2. (colloquial) earwax, cerumen

Declension

Declension of се́ра (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	се́ра sjéra
genitive	се́ры sjéry
dative	се́ры sjéry
accusative	се́ру sjéru
instrumental	се́рай, се́раю sjéraj, sjéraju
locative	се́ры sjéry

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

се́ра • (sjéra)

1. third-person singular present indicative of сраць (sracʹ)

References

• “сера” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “сера”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛˈrɤ]

Verb

сера́ • (será) impf

1. (transitive, intransitive, vulgar) to shit (to empty waste matter from the bowels)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of сера́ (conjugation 1.2, imperfective, transitive)

participles		present active participle	past active aorist participle	past active imperfect participle	past passive participle	verbal noun	adverbial participle
masculine	indefinite	серя́щ serjášt	срал sral	серя́л serjál	сран sran		сере́йки seréjki
	definite subject form	серя́щият serjáštijat	сра́лият srálijat	—	сра́ният sránijat
	definite object form	серя́щия serjáštija	сра́лия srálija	—	сра́ния sránija
feminine	indefinite	серя́ща serjášta	сра́ла srála	серя́ла serjála	сра́на srána
	definite	серя́щата serjáštata	сра́лата srálata	—	сра́ната sránata
neuter	indefinite	серя́що serjášto	сра́ло srálo	серя́ло serjálo	сра́но sráno	сране́ srané
	definite	серя́щото serjáštoto	сра́лото sráloto	—	сра́ното sránoto	сране́то sranéto
plural	indefinite	серя́щи serjášti	сра́ли sráli	сере́ли seréli	сра́ни sráni	сра́ния, сране́та sránija, sranéta
	definite	серя́щите serjáštite	сра́лите srálite	—	сра́ните sránite	сра́нията, сране́тата sránijata, sranétata

person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present		сера́ será	сере́ш seréš	сере́ seré	сере́м serém	сере́те seréte	сера́т serát
imperfect		серя́х serjáh	сере́ше seréše	сере́ше seréše	серя́хме serjáhme	серя́хте serjáhte	серя́ха serjáha
aorist		срах srah	сра sra	сра sra	сра́хме sráhme	сра́хте sráhte	сра́ха sráha
future	pos.	Use ще followed by the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́ма да followed by the present indicative tense
future in the past	pos.	Use the imperfect indicative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́маше да followed by the present indicative tense
present perfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
past perfect		Use the imperfect indicative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future perfect		Use the future indicative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future perfect in the past		Use the future in the past indicative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
renarrative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and серя́л m, серя́ла f, серя́ло n, or сере́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм (leave it out in third person) and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past renarrative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
dubitative		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present/imperfect renarrative tense of съм and серя́л m, серя́ла f, серя́ло n, or сере́ли pl
aorist		Use the aorist renarrative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect dubitative tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало било́ да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		none
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past dubitative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
conclusive		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
present and imperfect		Use the present indicative tense of съм and серя́л m, серя́ла f, серя́ло n, or сере́ли pl
aorist		Use the present indicative tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future and future in the past	pos.	Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of ща followed by да and the present indicative tense
	neg.	Use ня́мало е да and the present indicative tense
present and past perfect		Use the present/imperfect conclusive tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
future perfect and future perfect in the past		Use the future/future in the past conclusive tense of съм and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
conditional		аз	ти	той/тя/то	ние	вие	те
		Use the first aorist indicative tense of бъ́да and срал m, сра́ла f, сра́ло n, or сра́ли pl
imperative		-	ти	-	-	вие	-
			сери́ serí			сере́те seréte

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěra.

Alternative forms

• сѣра (sěra) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsʲerə]

Noun

се́ра • (séra) f inan (genitive се́ры, nominative plural се́ры, genitive plural сер, relational adjective се́рный)

1. sulphur, sulfur
2. brimstone
3. earwax, cerumen

   ушна́я се́ра ― ušnája séra ― earwax

Declension

Declension of се́ра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	се́ра séra	се́ры séry
genitive	се́ры séry	се́р sér
dative	се́ре sére	се́рам séram
accusative	се́ру séru	се́ры séry
instrumental	се́рой, се́рою séroj, séroju	се́рами sérami
prepositional	се́ре sére	се́рах sérax

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical element): Previous: фо́сфор (fósfor). Next: хлор (xlor)

Derived terms

• серо- (sero-)
• се́рнистый (sérnistyj), серноки́слый (sernokíslyj)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sʲɪˈra]

Adjective

сера́ • (será)

1. short feminine singular of се́рый (séryj)