ser

ser

1. Abbreviation of serial.

From sir.

ser (plural sers)

1. (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?

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

From Latin sedeō (“to sit, to reside”) and sum (“to be”).

ser

1. to be

From Latin sedeō (“to sit, to reside”) sum (“to be”).

ser

1. to be

• Reference http://www.academiadelallingua.com/diccionariu/gramatica_llingua.pdf
• http://di098.edv.uniovi.es/apertium/comun/conxugador.php?verbo=ser - has some extra forms

ser m (plural seres)

1. being

• ser humanu

ser

1. tooth

   niser — my tooth

   eser — a tooth, someone's tooth

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

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN

• ésser

From a reduction of ésser, from Latin sum, from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”).

(verb)

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

(noun)

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

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

This is one of two verbs that can be translated as to be, the other being estar. Ser/ésser indicates something that is inherent and not expected to change, whereas estar indicates temporary qualities that apply only at a particular time. Ser/ésser relates to estar as essence relates to state, etymologically as well as semantically.

ser m (plural sers)

1. being (living creature)

• “ser” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

ser

1. second-person singular present imperative of srát

• IPA^(key): /seːr/, [seɐ̯ˀ]

ser

1. present of se

From Old Portuguese seer, from Latin sedeō (“to sit, to reside”) and sum (“to be”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ/

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

Like Portuguese and Spanish, Galician has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”. The verb ser relates to essence, origin, or physical description. In contrast, the verb estar relates to current state or position.

• ser quen (“to be able to; to dare”)

ser m (plural seres)

1. being (living creature)

• estar

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

ser (plural serek)

1. (archaic, dialectal, humorous) beer

An archaic and dialectal variant of sör, but today it can also be humorous in informal conversations. In compound words and derivations, only sör is used.

• sör

Shortening of messer.

• IPA^(key): /sɛr/

ser m (plural ser)

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

   Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci

ser m

1. head

li ser

1. on

   li ser maseyê — “on the table”

• IPA^(key): /sɛː/

From French sœur

ser

1. sister

   Synonym: didi

From French cher

ser

1. dear
2. expensive

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)

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

From Old French sire, from Latin senior.

ser

1. sir
   • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41

     And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe. And therwith he was named, as I gesse worthili, a passing reuli man and an innocent in al his lyuynge. And herfore grete men of kunnynge and other also drowen myche to him, and comownede ofte with him. And thei sauouriden so his loore that thei wroten it bisili and enforsiden hem to rulen hem theraftir… Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Also Filip of Repintoun whilis he was a chanoun of Leycetre, Nycol Herforde, dane Geffrey of Pikeringe, monke of Biland and a maistir dyuynyte, and Ioon Purueye, and manye other whiche weren holden rightwise men and prudent, taughten and wroten bisili this forseide lore of Wiclef, and conformeden hem therto. And with alle these men I was ofte homli and I comownede with hem long tyme and fele, and so bifore alle othir men I chees wilfulli to be enformed bi hem and of hem, and speciali of Wiclef himsilf, as of the moost vertuous and goodlich wise man that I herde of owhere either knew. And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.”

• English: sir

From Old English sēar.

ser

1. Alternative form of sere (“dry”)

From Latin sedeō (“to sit, to reside”) and sum (“to be”).

ser

1. to be (indicates a permanent quality)

ser m (plural seres)

1. being

• star

ser

1. present of se

ser

1. present of sjå

• IPA^(key): /sɛr/

ser

1. (intransitive) to run aground

ser

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

From Proto-Slavic *syrъ.

• IPA^(key): /sɛr/

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ser m inan (diminutive serek)

1. cheese

• sernik
• serny
• serowaty
• serowy
• ser biały
• ser krowi
• ser pleśniowy
• ser śmietankowy
• ser topiony
• ser żółty

• ser in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Old Portuguese seer, with forms from multiple sources:

• Latin sum (“to be, to exist”), from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (“I am, I exist”).
• Latin sedeō (“to 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

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

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.

Portuguese and Spanish have two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”: generally ser relates to essence, contrasting with estar, which relates to state.

Contrast the following:

• O homem está feliz. ― The man is [currently] happy.
• O homem é feliz. ― The man is [always] happy.
• Você está louco? ― Are you crazy [acting or currently insane]?
• Você é louco? ― Are you crazy [permanently insane]?
• Ela está em casa. ― She is [currently] at home.
• Ela é do Brasil. ― She is [originally] from Brazil.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ser.

• (forms the passive voice): any reflexive pronoun
• (to be located in): ficar em, localizar-se em
• (to be from): vir de
• (to belong to): pertencer a
• (to have as its purpose): servir para
• (to be supposed to): dever
• (to cost): custar, valer
• (to happen): acontecer, haver, ocorrer, ter, produzir-se, realizar-se, sobrevir, suceder

• estar
• ter
• haver

ser m (plural seres)

1. being (a living creature)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ser.

• criatura, ente

• ser humano
• ser vivo

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

• IPA^(key): /ser/

ser n (plural seruri)

1. serum

ser

1. (Sursilvan) Alternative form of seser

From Old Spanish seer, from two sources:

• Latin sedeō (“to sit, to reside”), from Proto-Italic *sedēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-
• Latin sum, from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɾ/

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.

Portuguese and Spanish have two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”: ser relates to essence, contrasting with estar, which relates to state. Contrast the following:

• El hombre está feliz. ― The man is [currently] happy.
• El hombre es feliz. ― The man is [always] happy.
• ¿Estás loco? ― Are you crazy [currently out of your mind]?
• ¿Eres loco? ― Are you crazy [an insane person]?
• El hombre está en España. ― The man is [currently] in Spain.
• El hombre es de España. ― The man is [originally] from Spain.

• érase una vez
• o sea
• sea lo que fuera

• estar

ser m (plural seres)

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

• ser humano

• “ser” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

ser

1. present tense of se.

From Persian سر‎ (sar)

ser (definite accusative seri, plural serler)

1. (archaic) head

• (head): baş, kafa

ser

1. second-person singular imperative of sermek

ser

1. zero

ser m (plural serod or seroedd)

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

• (scythe): pladur

• Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “ser”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies