certo

See also: çerto

Interlingua

Adverb

certo (not comparable)

  1. certainly

Italian

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛrto/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrto

Adjective

certo (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certi, feminine plural certe)

  1. certain, sure
  2. reliable
  3. (preposition) some, certain

Antonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

certo

  1. certainly, of course, surely, definitely
    Synonyms: certamente, di certo, sicuramente, di sicuro

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈker.toː/, [ˈkɛr.toː]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Etymology 1

From certus (“resolved, certain”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

certō (present infinitive certāre, perfect active certāvī, supine certātum); first conjugation

  1. I fight, wrestle.
  2. I contend, compete.
  3. I struggle, strive.
  4. (military) I fight it out.
  5. (law) I dispute.
  6. (with infinitive) I try hard.
Conjugation
   Conjugation of certo (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present certō certās certat certāmus certātis certant
imperfect certābam certābās certābat certābāmus certābātis certābant
future certābō certābis certābit certābimus certābitis certābunt
perfect certāvī certāvistī, certāsti2 certāvit certāvimus certāvistis, certāstis2 certāvērunt, certāvēre
pluperfect certāveram certāverās certāverat certāverāmus certāverātis certāverant
future perfect certāverō certāveris certāverit certāverimus certāveritis certāverint
passive present certor certāris, certāre certātur certāmur certāminī certantur
imperfect certābar certābāris, certābāre certābātur certābāmur certābāminī certābantur
future certābor certāberis, certābere certābitur certābimur certābiminī certābuntur
perfect certātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect certātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect certātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present certem certēs certet certēmus certētis certent
imperfect certārem certārēs certāret certārēmus certārētis certārent
perfect certāverim certāverīs certāverit certāverīmus certāverītis certāverint
pluperfect certāvissem, certāssem2 certāvissēs, certāsses2 certāvisset, certāsset2 certāvissēmus, certāssemus2 certāvissētis, certāssetis2 certāvissent, certāssent2
passive present certer certēris, certēre certētur certēmur certēminī certentur
imperfect certārer certārēris, certārēre certārētur certārēmur certārēminī certārentur
perfect certātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect certātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — certā — — certāte —
future — certātō certātō — certātōte certantō
passive present — certāre — — certāminī —
future — certātor certātor — — certantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives certāre certāvisse, certāsse2 certātūrus esse certārī, certārier1 certātus esse certātum īrī
participles certāns — certātūrus — certātus certandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
certāre certandī certandō certandum certātum certātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From certus +‎ -ō.

Adverb

certō (comparative certius, superlative certissimē)

  1. certainly, surely
  2. with certainty, without doubt
Synonyms

Etymology 3

See etymology on the main entry.

Adjective

certō

  1. dative masculine singular of certus
  2. dative neuter singular of certus
  3. ablative masculine singular of certus
  4. ablative neuter singular of certus

References

  • Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). →ISBN. page 54.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus (“certain”), past participle of cernō (“I sift; I discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“I move; I separate”)

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʁ.tu/
  • Hyphenation: cer‧to

Adjective

certo m (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certos, feminine plural certas, comparable)

  1. right; correct (not containing errors)
    Tua resposta está certa. ― Your answer is correct.
  2. certain; sure (without doubt)
    • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 8th canto:
      Que leuar a ſeu Rei hum ſinal certo / Do mundo, que deixa deſcuberto.
      Than taking to his king a certain sign / Of the world he leaves discovered.
  3. precise; accurate
  4. morally right; just
    Roubar não é certo. ― Stealing is not right.
  5. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)
    A morte é certa. ― Death is inevitable.

Inflection

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adverb

certo (comparative mais certo superlative o mais certo)

  1. correctly
    • Fernando Pessoa (heteronym Alberto Caeiro), O espelho reflecte certo:
      O espelho reflecte certo; não erra porque não pensa.
      The mirror reflects correctly; it doesn't miss because it doesn't think.
  2. surely
    • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 2nd canto:
      Mas tu, em quem muy certo confiamos
      But you, who we very surely trust.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Pronoun

certo m (feminine certa, plural certos, feminine plural certas)

  1. certain (determined but unspecified)

Derived terms

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