sereno

See also: Sereno, serenó, and serenò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈre.no/
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Hyphenation: se‧ré‧no

Etymology 1

From Latin serēnus (calm).

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural sereni, feminine plural serene, superlative serenissimo)

  1. serene, calm
  2. (weather) clear, serene, calm, cloudless, fair
    • c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]‎[1], Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:
      Laudato si mi signore per frate vento et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo
      Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather
  3. impartial, objective, unbiased

Noun

sereno m (plural sereni)

  1. (weather) clear sky, fair weather
    Synonym: bello
    É tornato il serenoIt has cleared up.
  2. (by extension) calm
  3. open air

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sereno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of serenare

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

serēnus +‎

Verb

serēnō (present infinitive serēnāre, perfect active serēnāvī, supine serēnātum); first conjugation

  1. to clear up, brighten, lighten
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • dissērenō
Descendants
  • Italian: serenare, rasserenare
  • Portuguese: serenar
  • Romanian: însenina
  • Spanish: serenar

References

  • sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sereno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sereno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • sereno in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

serēnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of serēnus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin serēnus (calm).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾẽ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾe.no/

  • Rhymes: -enu
  • Hyphenation: se‧re‧no

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)

  1. serene; peaceful; calm; tranquil
    Synonyms: calmo, tranquilo
  2. (of the weather) serene, fair and unclouded
    Synonym: limpo

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos)

  1. dew (morning moisture)
    Synonym: orvalho
  2. (Brazil) drizzle (light, short-lasting and thin rain)
  3. the fresh night air

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾẽ.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾe.no/

  • Rhymes: -ɛnu
  • Hyphenation: se‧re‧no

Verb

sereno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of serenar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈɾeno/ [seˈɾe.no]
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Syllabification: se‧re‧no

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin serēnus (calm).

Adjective

sereno (feminine serena, masculine plural serenos, feminine plural serenas)

  1. serene, calm, self-possessed
    Synonyms: tranquilo, quieto

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos)

  1. cold humidity in the air that is typical of the night hours

Noun

sereno m (plural serenos, feminine serena, feminine plural serenas)

  1. nightwatchman
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sereno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of serenar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sereno, from Latin serēnus (calm).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /seˈɾeno/ [sɛˈɾɛː.n̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Syllabification: se‧re‧no
  • Homophone: Cereno

Adjective

sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. serene; calm
    Synonyms: tahimik, payapa, kalma, mahinahon

Noun

sereno (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇᜒᜈᜓ)

  1. night watchman
    Synonym: tanod na panggabi
  2. evening dew
    Synonym: hamog sa gabi
  3. nightbreeze; chilly nocturnal coolness
    Synonym: lamig ng gabi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • sereno”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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