Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
sertum. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
sertum, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
sertum in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
sertum you have here. The definition of the word
sertum will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
sertum, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
Nominalized neuter form of sertus (“bound, encircled”), from serō (“to bind, to encircle”).
Noun
sertum n (genitive sertī); second declension
- (usually in the plural) Synonym of serta, wreath
2010, Luigi Miraglia, Fabulae Syrae, Focus, page 92:Eorum inter ramos etiamnunc incolae illius loci florum serta ponere solent- Even now the locals tend to put up wreaths of flowers between their branches.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Descendants
Verb
sertum
- accusative supine of serō
Participle
sertum
- inflection of sertus:
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
References
- “sertum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- sertum 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)
- sertum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.