cero

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See also: cerò, c'ero, and cɛrɔ

English

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Etymology

Corruption of Spanish sierra (“sawfish”).

Noun

cero (plural ceros or ceroes)

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

References

Anagrams

Asturian

Asturian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : cero

Numeral

cero

  1. zero

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin cervus.

Pronunciation

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. (Balearic) Alternative form of cérvol (“deer”)

Further reading

  • “cero” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Galician numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] 10  → 
    Cardinal (standard): cero
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): zero
Galician Wikipedia article on 0

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθɛɾo/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsɛɾo/

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾo
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ro

Numeral

cero (indeclinable)

  1. zero

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cēreus. Doublet of cereo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: cé‧ro

Noun

cero m (plural ceri)

  1. long church candle

Related terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From cēra (“wax”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cērō (present infinitive cērāre, perfect active cērāvī, supine cērātum); first conjugation

  1. to smear or coat with wax

Conjugation

   Conjugation of cērō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cērō cērās cērat cērāmus cērātis cērant
imperfect cērābam cērābās cērābat cērābāmus cērābātis cērābant
future cērābō cērābis cērābit cērābimus cērābitis cērābunt
perfect cērāvī cērāvistī cērāvit cērāvimus cērāvistis cērāvērunt,
cērāvēre
pluperfect cērāveram cērāverās cērāverat cērāverāmus cērāverātis cērāverant
future perfect cērāverō cērāveris cērāverit cērāverimus cērāveritis cērāverint
passive present cēror cērāris,
cērāre 		cērātur cērāmur cērāminī cērantur
imperfect cērābar cērābāris,
cērābāre 		cērābātur cērābāmur cērābāminī cērābantur
future cērābor cērāberis,
cērābere 		cērābitur cērābimur cērābiminī cērābuntur
perfect cērātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cērātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cērātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cērem cērēs cēret cērēmus cērētis cērent
imperfect cērārem cērārēs cērāret cērārēmus cērārētis cērārent
perfect cērāverim cērāverīs cērāverit cērāverīmus cērāverītis cērāverint
pluperfect cērāvissem cērāvissēs cērāvisset cērāvissēmus cērāvissētis cērāvissent
passive present cērer cērēris,
cērēre 		cērētur cērēmur cērēminī cērentur
imperfect cērārer cērārēris,
cērārēre 		cērārētur cērārēmur cērārēminī cērārentur
perfect cērātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cērātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cērā — — cērāte —
future — cērātō cērātō — cērātōte cērantō
passive present — cērāre — — cērāminī —
future — cērātor cērātor — — cērantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cērāre cērāvisse cērātūrum esse cērārī cērātum esse cērātum īrī
participles cērāns — cērātūrus — cērātus cērandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cērandī cērandō cērandum cērandō cērātum cērātū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: cirer
  • Italian: cerare
  • Norman: chither (Jersey)
  • Romanian: cera

References

  • “cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Spanish numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: cero
    Ordinal: cero, ceroésimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 0.º
Spanish Wikipedia article on 0

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Andalusian Arabic صِفْر (ṣífr), from Classical Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “zero, nothing, empty, void”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈseɾo/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ce‧ro

Numeral

cero

  1. zero

Noun

cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Derived terms

Further reading

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