Definitions and meaning of sera
sera
English
Noun
sera
- plural of serum; alternative form of serums
Anagrams
- Sare, EARs, eras, arse, AREs, Ersa, ERAs, reas, Sear, sear, ears, RASE, rase, Ares, ares, ARSE, sare
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cerrar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɾa/ [seˈɾa]
- Hyphenation: se‧ra
Verb
será (Basahan spelling ᜐᜒᜍ)
- to lock, to latch
- Synonym: barat
- to close, to shut
- Synonym: pinto
- Antonyms: bukas, buka, abri
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɛra]
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Hyphenation: se‧ra
Verb
sera
- masculine singular present transgressive of srát
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
sera
- plural of serum
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ʁa/, /sʁa/
-
- Rhymes: -a
Verb
sera
- third-person singular future indicative of être
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”).
Compare Venetan séra, Friulian sere, Sicilian sira, Romanian seară, Romansch saira and French soir m.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ra/
-
- Rhymes: -era
- Hyphenation: sé‧ra
Noun
sera f (plural sere)
- evening
Related terms
- buonasera / buona sera / bonasera
- iersera
- serale
- serata
- stasera
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From serō (“to bind”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛ.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.ra]
Noun
sera f (genitive serae); first declension
- a bar or bolt for fastening doors
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Dalmatian: saira
- Galician: serra
- French: serrer
- >? Italian: saracinesca
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈseː.ra]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛː.ra]
Adjective
sēra
- inflection of sērus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative neuter plural
Adjective
sērā
- ablative feminine singular of sērus
References
- “sera”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sera”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "sera", 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)
- sera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “sera”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “sera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “sera”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Latvian
Noun
sera m
- genitive singular of sers
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *syrъ (“cheese”); cognate with Macedonian сереј (serej, “colostrum, beestings”), Macedonian серај (seraj, “colostrum, beestings”), Polish siara (“colostrum”), Upper Sorbian syra, Czech sýr, Russian сыр (syr), Old Church Slavonic сꙑръ (syrŭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
sera f
- colostrum, beestings
Declension
Synonyms
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “sera”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “sera”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Northern Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).
Noun
sera
- enemy
Old Norse
Verb
sera
- first-person singular past indicative/subjunctive active of sá
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ra/
-
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: se‧ra
Noun
sera m inan
- genitive singular of ser
Romansch
Alternative forms
- saira (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
- seira (Surmiran)
Etymology
From Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra dies, from sērus (“late”).
Noun
sera f (plural seras)
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) evening
Sardinian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Latin sēra, from ellipsis of Latin sēra diēs, from sērus (“late”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-ro-. Compare Italian sera, French soir, Venetan séra, Friulian sere, Sicilian sira, Romanian seară, Romansch saira.
Pronunciation
Noun
sera f (plural seras)
- evening
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).
Noun
sera class 7/8 (plural dira)
- enemy
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sera class V (plural masera class VI)
- policy (plan or course of action)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].
Noun
sera class IX (plural sera class X)
- fortress, fort
- Synonyms: ngome, boma, buruji
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sera class ? (plural [please provide])
- beeswax
Tswana
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *bìtáà (“war, army”), derived from Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀táà (“bow”).
Noun
sera class 7 (plural dira)
- enemy
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed either from French serre or Italian serra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: se‧ra
Noun
sera (definite accusative serayı, plural seralar)
- greenhouse
Declension
Derived terms
Venetan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compare Italian serra
Noun
sera f (plural sere)
- greenhouse
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