ser

Abbreviation

ser

1. serial

Noun

ser (plural sers)

1. (used in some fantasy novels) An address or courtesy title to any person, especially if their gender and/or form of address are unknown.

   Would ser care to dine this evening?

Anagrams

• -ers, ERS, ERs, ESR, RSE, Res., SRE, ers, res

Etymology

From Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit, I reside”). However, many of the forms derive from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, sum.

Verb

ser

1. to be

Etymology

From Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeo (“I sit, I reside”). However, many of the forms derive from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, sum.

Verb

ser

1. to be

Noun

ser m (plural seres)

1. being

Noun

ser

1. tooth

   niser — my tooth

   eser — a tooth, someone's tooth

   nitorak to eser — I found a/someone's tooth

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

Alternative forms

• ésser

Etymology

From a reduction of ésser, from Vulgar Latin *essere and this from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum, from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”).

Pronunciation

• verb:
• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈse/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ/
• noun:
• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈser/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ/

Verb

ser (first-person singular present sóc, past participle estat)

1. (intransitive) to be, to exist

   Ser o no ser, aquesta és la qüestió.

   To be or not to be, that is the question.

2. (intransitive, +adverbial phrase) to be located (to be in a place)
3. (transitive, copulative) to be (used to connect a noun to another noun)
4. (transitive, copulative) to have a characteristic (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes an inherent property)
5. (auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice, together with a past participle

Noun

ser m (plural sers)

1. being (living creature)

Verb

ser

1. second-person singular present imperative of srát

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seːr/, [seɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

ser

1. present tense of se

Etymology

From Old Portuguese seer, from Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit, I reside”). However, many of the forms derive from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, sum.

Verb

ser (first-person singular present son, first-person singular preterite fun, past participle sido)

1. to be
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of ser
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of ser

Noun

ser m (plural seres)

1. being (living creature)

See also

• estar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɛr]
• Hyphenation: ser

Noun

ser (plural serek)

1. (archaic, dialectal, humorous) beer

Etymology

Shortening of messer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sːɛ.r/

Noun

ser m (plural ser)

1. (historical) Title and form of address for a gentleman, shortened from messer

   Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci

Noun

ser m

1. head

Preposition

li ser

1. on

   li ser maseyê — “on the table”

Noun

ser

1. (title and pronoun) sir, lord
   • 1301-1350, Van den VII vroeden van binnen Rome. Een dichtwerk der XIVde eeuw (INL)

     Garijn, ser Diederecs sone

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

   • 1414, Hennen van Merchtenen's Cornicke van Brabant (INL)

     Als ijemen sterven plach, hinc men daer teken ser wapen

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Further reading

• “ser (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Etymology 1

From Old French sire, from Latin senior.

Etymology 2

From Old English sēar.

Etymology

From Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit, I reside”). However, many of the forms derive from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, sum.

Verb

ser

1. to be (indicates a permanent quality)

Noun

ser m (plural seres)

1. being

See also

• star

Verb

ser

1. present tense of se

Verb

ser

1. present tense of sjå

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛr/

Verb

ser

1. (intransitive) to run aground

Interjection

ser

1. An exclamation used to attract the attention of two or more people.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *syrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛr]

• Audio

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Noun

ser m inan (diminutive serek)

1. cheese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese seer, with some forms from Vulgar Latin *essere (from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum (“I am, exist”), from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”)), and some forms, including the infinitive, from Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit”), from Proto-Italic *sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

• Latin sedeō: personal and impersonal infinitives, gerund, present subjunctive, affirmative imperative
• Latin sum: present indicative, imperfect indicative, preterite indicative, pluperfect indicative, imperfect subjunctive, future subjunctive
  • Vulgar Latin *sonō: sou
  • Vulgar Latin *sutis: sois
• later developments: past participle, future indicative, conditional, negative imperative

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse(ʁ)/, IPA^(key): /ˈse(r)/, IPA^(key): /ˈse(h)/
  • Homophones: sê, cê (with -r dropping)

Verb

ser (first-person singular present indicative sou, past participle sido)

1. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality

   Ela está bonita, mas não é bonita.

   She is beautiful right now, but she is not a beautiful person.

2. (transitive) to be (to be an example or type of, or the same thing as)

   Pessoas são mamíferos.

   People are mammals.

   A soma de um e dois é três.

   The sum of one and two is three.

3. (auxiliary with a verb in the past participle) to be (forms the passive voice)

   O carro foi vendido pelo seu antigo dono.

   The car was sold by its previous owner.

   Espero que os criminosos sejam punidos.

   I hope the criminals are punished.

4. (impersonal) to be (indicates a point in time)

   Que horas são?

   What time is it?

   São cinco horas.

   It is five o’clock.

5. (transitive with em or another locational preposition) to be in (to be located in)

   Minha casa é num bairro pobre.

   My house is in a poor neighbourhood.

   Onde são essas cidades?

   Where are these cities?

6. (transitive with de) to be from (to have as one’s place of origin)

   Esses equipamentos são da Alemanha.

   These pieces of equipment are from Germany.

   Nenhum de nós é de um país estrangeiro.

   None of us is from a foreign country.

7. (transitive with de) to be (someone’s); to belong to

   Essa casa é do prefeito.

   This house belongs to the mayor.

   Não mexa em nada que não for seu.

   Don’t touch anything that is not yours.

8. (transitive or auxiliary with para or de and a verb in the personal infinitive) to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)

   Esse tipo de faca é para cortar tomates.

   This type of knife is for cutting tomatoes.

9. (impersonal, auxiliary with para and a verb in the personal infinitive) to be supposed to; should (introduces an expected or demanded action)

   Não sei porque está demorando, já era para o filme ter começado.

   I don’t know why it is taking so long, the film should have started already.

   É para comermos toda a carne.

   We are supposed to eat all the meat.

10. (transitive) to be; to cost (to be worth a given amount of money)

    Duas maçãs são dez centavos.

    Two apples are ten cents.

11. (intransitive) to happen; to take place; to occur

    O que será, será.

    Whatever happens happens.

    Quando é seu aniversário?

    When is your birthday?

12. (transitive with por or a favor de or contra) to be against or in favour of

    Alguns foram contra a guerra, mas a maioria foi a favor.

    Some were against the war, but most were in favour.

13. (poetic, intransitive) to exist; to be (a thing)

    O mal não é.

    Evil does not exist.

14. (impersonal, transitive) used for emphasis

    Eu é que vim.

    I’m the one who came here.

Noun

ser m (plural seres)

1. being (a living creature)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin serum, French sérum. Cf. also zer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ser/

Noun

ser n (plural seruri)

1. serum

Verb

ser

1. (Sursilvan) Alternative form of seser

Etymology

Partially from Old Spanish seer, from Latin sedēre, present active infinitive of sedeō (“I sit, I reside”), from Proto-Italic *sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, and partially from Vulgar Latin *essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum, from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se̞ɾ/

Verb

ser (first-person singular present soy, first-person singular preterite fui, past participle sido)

1. to be (essentially or identified as).

   Yo soy de los Estados Unidos. ― I am from the United States.

   Errar es humano. ― To err is human.

2. to be (in the passive voice sense)

   La guitarra fue tocada. ― The guitar was played.

3. to exist; to occur

   La fiesta será mañana. ― The party will be tomorrow.

Noun

ser m (plural seres)

1. a being, organism
2. nature, essence
3. value, worth

Verb

ser

1. present tense of se.

Etymology

From Persian سر‎ (sar)

Noun

ser (definite accusative {{{1}}}, plural {{{2}}})

1. (archaic) head

Numeral

ser

1. zero

Noun

ser m (plural serod or seroedd)

1. billhook, sickle, scythe
2. (dictionary) sword

Mutation

References

• “ser”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014