cere

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English

Etymology

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I smear or coat with wax”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cere (plural ceres)

  1. (ornithology) A fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
    • 2021, Nikki Moustaki, Parrots For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 182:
      The cere is the fleshy spot just above the beak where the nostrils, or nares, are located. In some species, like the parakeet, the cere is prominent; in others, the cere is covered by feathers. Both the cere and the nares should be clean […]

Alternative forms

  • sere (possibly obsolete)

Translations

Verb

cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)

  1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
    • 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R Royston , and B Took, , →OCLC:
      a strong twisted Thread cered

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Friulian

Etymology

From Latin cēra.

Noun

cere f (plural ceris)

  1. wax

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re/
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: cé‧re

Noun

cere f

  1. plural of cera

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaerō (“seek, look for, desire”). In the 19th century, the older form of the simple perfect, cerșii, from Latin quaesīvī, was replaced by cerui by analogy and the old past participle, cerșit, from Latin quaesītus, was replaced by cerut. The r in these obsolete words were themselves a relatively modern addition through analogy with the original word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧re
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Verb

a cere (third-person singular present cere, past participle cerut) 3rd conj.

  1. to request, to ask (for)
    Synonyms: a solicita, a ruga

Conjugation

    conjugation of cere (third conjugation, past participle in -ut)
infinitive a cere
gerund cerând
past participle cerut
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present cer ceri cere cerem cereți cer
imperfect ceream cereai cerea ceream cereați cereau
simple perfect cerui ceruși ceru cerurăm cerurăți cerură
pluperfect cerusem ceruseși ceruse ceruserăm ceruserăți ceruseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să cer să ceri să ceară să cerem să cereți să ceară
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative cere cereți
negative nu cere nu cereți

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Romanian Explanatory Dictionary

Wolof

Pronunciation

Noun

cere (definite form cere ji)

  1. couscous
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