serena

See also: Serena, serená, and Serēna

English

Noun

serena (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The damp, unwholesome air of evening.

Related terms

• serein

Anagrams

• arenes, ensear, ranees

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• sirena

Etymology

From Late Latin sirēna, from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾena/, [seˈɾe.na]

Noun

serena f (plural serenes)

1. (Greek mythology) siren
2. mermaid
3. siren (alarm)

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Catalan

Adjective

serena

1. feminine singular of serè

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin serēnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seˈrena]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: se‧re‧na

Adjective

serena (accusative singular serenan, plural serenaj, accusative plural serenajn)

1. calm, serene

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈre.na/
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: se‧ré‧na

Etymology 1

Adjective

serena

1. feminine singular of sereno

Etymology 2

Verb

serena

1. inflection of serenare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• arnese

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Latin

Pronunciation

• serēna: (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈreː.na/, [s̠ɛˈreːnä]
• serēna: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈre.na/, [sɛˈrɛːnä]
• serēnā: (Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈreː.naː/, [s̠ɛˈreːnäː]
• serēnā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈre.na/, [sɛˈrɛːnä]

Adjective

serēna

1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of serēnus
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of serēnus

Adjective

serēnā

1. ablative feminine singular of serēnus

References

• serena in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• serena in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• serena in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

Adjective

serena

1. feminine singular of sereno

Etymology 2

Verb

serena

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of serenar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of serenar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾena/, [seˈɾe.na]

Etymology 1

Adjective

serena

1. feminine singular of sereno

Noun

serena f (plural serenas)

1. female equivalent of sereno

Etymology 2

Verb

serena

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of serenar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of serenar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of serenar.