seren
See also: Seren
Galician edit
Verb edit
seren
- third-person plural personal infinitive of ser
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Romanization edit
seren
Karo Batak edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Batak *sərəd, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səʀəd. Compare Simalungun Batak sorod.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
seren
- to sting
References edit
- Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 205.
Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From Old English sēarian, from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀēn; equivalent to sere + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
seren
- (mainly referring to plants) To shrivel; to dry and shrink.
- (referring to plants, rare) To induce shrivelling; to make dry.
- (rare) To sear; to crisp in the heat.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of seren (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
- English: sear
References edit
- “sēren, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-9.
Occitan edit
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Adjective edit
seren m (feminine singular serena, masculine plural serens, feminine plural serenas)
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Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin serēnus. Cognate of German seren, French serein, and likely with Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós).
Adjective edit
seren (comparative mer seren, superlative mest seren)
Declension edit
Inflection of seren | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | seren | mer seren | mest seren |
Neuter singular | serent | mer serent | mest serent |
Plural | serena | mer serena | mest serena |
Masculine plural3 | serene | mer serena | mest serena |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | serene | mer serene | mest serene |
All | serena | mer serena | mest serena |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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Venetian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin serēnus. Compare Italian sereno.
Adjective edit
seren (feminine singular serena, masculine plural sereni, feminine plural serene)
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɛrɛn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈseːrɛn/, /ˈsɛrɛn/
- Rhymes: -ɛrɛn
Noun edit
seren f
- singulative of sêr (“stars”)