certo

See also: çerto

Contents

Interlingua

Adverb

certo (not comparable)

1. certainly

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛr.to/
• Rhymes: -ɛrto

Adjective

certo (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certi, feminine plural certe)

1. certain, sure
2. reliable
3. (preposition) some, certain

Antonyms

• incerto

Derived terms

• certamente
• certezza
• certuno
• di certo

Related terms

• cernere
• certificare

Adverb

certo

1. certainly, of course, surely, definitely

   Synonyms: certamente, di certo, sicuramente, di sicuro

Anagrams

• corte, torce

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈker.toː/, [ˈkɛr.toː]

• Audio (Classical)

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Etymology 1

From certus (“resolved, certain”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

certō (present infinitive certāre, perfect active certāvī, supine certātum); first conjugation

2. I fight, wrestle.
3. I contend, compete.
4. I struggle, strive.
5. (military) I fight it out.
6. (law) I dispute.
7. (with infinitive) I try hard.

Conjugation

Conjugation of certo (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	certō	certās	certat	certāmus	certātis	certant
	imperfect	certābam	certābās	certābat	certābāmus	certābātis	certābant
	future	certābō	certābis	certābit	certābimus	certābitis	certābunt
	perfect	certāvī	certāvistī, certāstī2	certāvit	certāvimus	certāvistis, certāstis2	certāvērunt, certāvēre
	pluperfect	certāveram	certāverās	certāverat	certāverāmus	certāverātis	certāverant
	future perfect	certāverō	certāveris	certāverit	certāverimus	certāveritis	certāverint
passive	present	certor	certāris, certāre	certātur	certāmur	certāminī	certantur
	imperfect	certābar	certābāris, certābāre	certābātur	certābāmur	certābāminī	certābantur
	future	certābor	certāberis, certābere	certābitur	certābimur	certābiminī	certābuntur
	perfect	certātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	certātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	certātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	certem	certēs	certet	certēmus	certētis	certent
	imperfect	certārem	certārēs	certāret	certārēmus	certārētis	certārent
	perfect	certāverim	certāverīs	certāverit	certāverīmus	certāverītis	certāverint
	pluperfect	certāvissem, certāssem2	certāvissēs, certāssēs2	certāvisset, certāsset2	certāvissēmus, certāssēmus2	certāvissētis, certāssētis2	certāvissent, certāssent2
passive	present	certer	certēris, certēre	certētur	certēmur	certēminī	certentur
	imperfect	certārer	certārēris, certārēre	certārētur	certārēmur	certārēminī	certārentur
	perfect	certātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	certātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	certā	—	—	certāte	—
	future	—	certātō	certātō	—	certātōte	certantō
passive	present	—	certāre	—	—	certāminī	—
	future	—	certātor	certātor	—	—	certantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		certāre	certāvisse, certāsse2	certātūrus esse	certārī, certārier1	certātus esse	certātum īrī
participles		certāns	—	certātūrus	—	certātus	certandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		certāre	certandī	certandō	certandum	certātum	certātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Synonyms

• (fight): bellō
• (contend): bellō

Derived terms

• certābundus
• certāmen
• certātim
• certātiō
• certātor
• certātus
• certim
• certor
• concertō
• dēcertō
• incertō
• supercertō

 

Descendants

• Albanian: qërtoj
• Aromanian: ntsertu, ntsirtari
• Italian: certare
• Portuguese: certar
• Romanian: certa, certare

Etymology 2

From certus +‎ -ō.

Adverb

certō (comparative certius, superlative certissimē)

2. certainly, surely
3. with certainty, without doubt

Synonyms

• certe

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

certō

1. dative masculine singular of certus
2. dative neuter singular of certus
3. ablative masculine singular of certus
4. ablative neuter singular of certus

References

• Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). →ISBN. page 54.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“I sift; I discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“I move; I separate”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʁ.tu/
• Hyphenation: cer‧to

Adjective

certo m (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certos, feminine plural certas, comparable)

1. right; correct (not containing errors)

   Tua resposta está certa. ― Your answer is correct.

2. certain; sure (without doubt)
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 8th canto:

     Que leuar a ſeu Rei hum ſinal certo / Do mundo, que deixa deſcuberto.

     Than taking to his king a certain sign / Of the world he leaves discovered.

3. precise; accurate
4. morally right; just

   Roubar não é certo. ― Stealing is not right.

5. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)

   A morte é certa. ― Death is inevitable.

Inflection

Inflection of certo

	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
positive	certo	certa	certos	certas
comparative	mais certo	mais certa	mais certos	mais certas
superlative	o mais certo certíssimo	a mais certa certíssima	os mais certos certíssimos	as mais certas certíssimas
augmentative	—	—	—	—
diminutive	certinho	certinha	certinhos	certinhas

Synonyms

• (correct): correto
• (precise): certeiro, preciso
• (inevitable): inevitável

Antonyms

• (correct): errado, incorreto
• (certain): incerto
• (precise): impreciso
• (inevitable): evitável

Adverb

certo (comparative mais certo superlative o mais certo)

1. correctly
   • Fernando Pessoa (heteronym Alberto Caeiro), O espelho reflecte certo:

     O espelho reflecte certo; não erra porque não pensa.

     The mirror reflects correctly; it doesn't miss because it doesn't think.

2. surely
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 2nd canto:

     Mas tu, em quem muy certo confiamos

     But you, who we very surely trust.

Synonyms

• (correctly): corretamente
• (surely): certamente, por certo, indubitavelmente, sem dúvida

Antonyms

• (correctly): erroneamente, incorretamente

Pronoun

certo m (feminine certa, plural certos, feminine plural certas)

1. certain (determined but unspecified)

Derived terms

• acertar
• acerto
• certamente
• certeiro
• certeza

Related terms

• cernir
• certidão
• certificar
• discernir