cert
English
Pronunciation
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
cert
- Alternative form of cert..
Noun
cert (plural certs)
- (informal) Certificate.
- I bought some gift certs for my family for Christmas.
- (informal) A certainty; something guaranteed to happen.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sure thing
Derived terms
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
cert (feminine certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “cert”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “cert”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “cert” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cert” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chinese
Etymology 1
From clipping of English certificate.
Pronunciation
Noun
cert
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) certificate (Classifier: 張/张 c)
Etymology 2
From clipping of English certify.
Pronunciation
Verb
cert
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) synonym of certify
Ladin
Alternative forms
- cërt
Etymology
Adjective
cert m (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)
Lombard
Etymology
Akin to Italian certo, from Latin certus.
Adjective
cert
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
cert m (oblique and nominative feminine singular certe)
Related terms
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (cert)
- cert on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲer͈t/
Adjective
cert (comparative certu)
- correct, right, proper, fitting
- fair, just
- straight, even (of material objects)
- exact, precise (of numbers, quantities etc.)
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cert | cert | cert |
| vocative | cirt* cert** | ||
| accusative | cert | cirt | |
| genitive | cirt | cirte | cirt |
| dative | cert, cirt | cirt | cert, cirt |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | cirt | certa | |
| vocative | certu certa† | ||
| accusative | certu certa† | ||
| genitive | cert | ||
| dative | certaib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Noun
cert n or m
- the right, what is proper, correctness
- (in quasi-legal sense) right, claim, entitlement
- justice, fair dealing
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | certN | certN | certL, certa |
| vocative | certN | certN | certL, certa |
| accusative | certN | certN | certL, certa |
| genitive | cirtL | cert | certN |
| dative | certL, cirt | certaib | certaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cert | certL | cirtL |
| vocative | cirt | certL | certuH |
| accusative | certN | certL | certuH |
| genitive | cirtL | cert | certN |
| dative | certL, cirt | certaib | certaib |
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
- ina chirt, i cirt (“properly, rightly, as is fitting”)
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| cert | chert | cert pronounced with /ɡʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃert/
Etymology 1
Adjective
cert m or n (feminine singular certă, masculine plural cerți, feminine and neuter plural certe)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | cert | certă | cerți | certe | |||
| definite | certul | certa | cerții | certele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | cert | certe | cerți | certe | |||
| definite | certului | certei | cerților | certelor | ||||
Etymology 2
Verb
cert
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of certa
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
cert f (plural certi or ceirt)
- (South Wales) alternative form of cart
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cert | gert | nghert | chert |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cert”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies