serenus

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, but a suffixed descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kseros has been suggested.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /seˈreː.nus/, [sɛˈreː.nʊs]

Adjective

serēnus (feminine serēna, neuter serēnum); first/second declension

  1. Clear, fair, bright, serene, tranquil.
  2. That clears the sky or brings fair weather.
  3. (figuratively) Cheerful, glad, joyous.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative serēnus serēna serēnum serēnī serēnae serēna
Genitive serēnī serēnae serēnī serēnōrum serēnārum serēnōrum
Dative serēnō serēnō serēnīs
Accusative serēnum serēnam serēnum serēnōs serēnās serēna
Ablative serēnō serēnā serēnō serēnīs
Vocative serēne serēna serēnum serēnī serēnae serēna

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • serenus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • serenus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • serenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • serenus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  1. The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., Clarendon Press, 1989.
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