serio
See also: Serio, sério, and Sério
Asturian
Adjective
serio
- neuter of seriu
Esperanto
Etymology
From French série, Italian serie, English series, German Serie, Polish seria, Russian се́рия (sérija), all from Latin seriēs. Compare Yiddish סעריע (serye).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seˈrio]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: se‧ri‧o
Noun
serio (accusative singular serion, plural serioj, accusative plural seriojn)
- series
Derived terms
- seria (“serial”)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin sērius (“grave, earnest, serious”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“heavy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rjo/
- Rhymes: -ɛrjo
- Hyphenation: sè‧rio
Adjective
serio (feminine seria, masculine plural seri, feminine plural serie, superlative serissimo)
- serious
- earnest
Derived terms
- semiserio (“semi-serious”, adjective)
- seriamente
Anagrams
- erosi, ireos, irose, rosei, siero, siero-
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈseː.ri.oː/, [ˈs̠eːrioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.ri.o/, [ˈsɛːrio]
Adjective
sēriō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sērius
References
- “serio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “serio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- serio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to say in earnest..: serio dicere (Plaut. Bacch. 1. 1. 42)
- (ambiguous) to say in earnest..: serio dicere (Plaut. Bacch. 1. 1. 42)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rjɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrjɔ
- Syllabification: se‧rio
Adverb
serio (comparative bardziej serio, superlative najbardziej serio)
- (informal) seriously, not jokingly
- Mówisz serio? ― You're not joking, are you?
- (informal) seriously, wholeheartedly
- Potraktuj sprawę serio. ― Treat this matter seriously.
Further reading
- serio in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- serio in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Verb
serio
- first-person singular present indicative of seriar
Adjective
serio (feminine seria, masculine plural serios, feminine plural serias)
- Obsolete spelling of sério
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseɾjo/ [ˈse.ɾjo]
- Rhymes: -eɾjo
- Syllabification: se‧rio
Etymology 1
From Latin sērius.
Adjective
serio (feminine seria, masculine plural serios, feminine plural serias)
- serious, earnest, sober, solemn (without humor)
- 1998, Vicente Francisco Torres M., La novela bolero latinoamericana, UNAM, →ISBN, page 168:
- Nunca te vuelvas una persona seria.
- Never become a serious person.
-
- serious, grave, deep (important, weighty)
- 1888, Armando Palacio Valdés, El cuarto poder, Library of Alexandria, →ISBN:
- […] y quisiera hablar con usted de un asunto serio, a ver qué me aconseja.
- […] and I wanted to speak with you about a serious matter, to see what advice you give.
- Synonym: grave
-
- serious (really intending what was said)
- straight (demeanor)
- Mi culpa. Solo no podía mantener la cara seria por mucho tiempo. Era imposible.
- My bad. I just couldn't keep a straight face for very long. It was impossible.
- staid (formal)
- Su despedida de soltero parece que va a ser un evento muy serio. Digo, se espera que usemos vestimenta formal.
- His bachelor party seems like it's going to be a very staid affair. I mean, we are expected to wear formal attire.
Derived terms
- en serio
- hablar en serio (“to be serious”)
- seriamente
- seriar
- tomarse en serio (“to take to heart, to take seriously”)
Related terms
- seriedad
Etymology 2
Conjugated form
Verb
serio
- first-person singular present indicative of seriar
Further reading
- “serio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014