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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈre.no/
- Rhymes: -eno
- Hyphenation: se‧ré‧no
Etymology 1
From Latin serēnus (“calm”).
Adjective
sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural sereni, feminine plural serene, superlative serenissimo)
- serene, calm
- (weather) clear, serene, calm, cloudless, fair
c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures], Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:Laudato si mi signore per frate vento et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo- Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather
- impartial, objective, unbiased
Noun
sereno m (plural sereni)
- (weather) clear sky, fair weather
- Synonym: bello
- É tornato il sereno ― It has cleared up.
- (by extension) calm
- open air
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sereno
- first-person singular present indicative of serenare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
serēnus + -ō
Verb
serēnō (present infinitive serēnāre, perfect active serēnāvī, supine serēnātum); first conjugation
- to clear up, brighten, lighten
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- sereno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- sereno in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
serēnō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of serēnus
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin serēnus (“calm”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -enu
- Hyphenation: se‧re‧no
Adjective
sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)
- serene; peaceful; calm; tranquil
- Synonyms: calmo, tranquilo
- (of the weather) serene, fair and unclouded
- Synonym: limpo
Noun
sereno m (plural serenos)
- dew (morning moisture)
- Synonym: orvalho
- (Brazil) drizzle (light, short-lasting and thin rain)
- the fresh night air
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnu
- Hyphenation: se‧re‧no
Verb
sereno
- first-person singular present indicative of serenar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɾeno/
- Rhymes: -eno
- Syllabification: se‧re‧no
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin serēnus (“calm”).
Adjective
sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)
- serene, calm, self-possessed
- Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto
Noun
sereno m (plural serenos)
- cold humidity in the air that is typical of the night hours
Noun
sereno m (plural serenos, feminine serena, feminine plural serenas)
- nightwatchman
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sereno
- first-person singular present indicative of serenar
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sereno, from Latin serēnus (“calm”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)
- serene; calm
- Synonyms: tahimik, payapa, kalma, mahinahon
Noun
sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)
- night watchman
- Synonym: tanod na panggabi
- evening dew
- Synonym: hamog sa gabi
- nightbreeze; chilly nocturnal coolness
- Synonym: lamig ng gabi
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sereno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams