certa
See also: Certã, çerta, čerta, and черта
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.ta/
Adjective
certa
- feminine singular of cert
Esperanto
Etymology
Common Romance, from Latin certus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡serta]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -erta
- Hyphenation: cer‧ta
Adjective
certa (accusative singular certan, plural certaj, accusative plural certajn)
- certain, sure
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the sixth World Congress of Esperanto in Washington, D.C.:
- Mi estas certa, ke kiam ni ilin revidos, ni ne plu rekonos ilin.
- I am sure that when we see them again, we will no longer recognize them.
- Mi estas certa, ke kiam ni ilin revidos, ni ne plu rekonos ilin.
- Antonym: necerta
- 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the sixth World Congress of Esperanto in Washington, D.C.:
- certain, some, determinate
- 1907, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), La revizoro, Paris: Esperantista Centra Librejo, translation of Ревизор by Nikolaj Vasiljeviĉ Gogol, Acto unua:
- Nu, en certaj okazoj multe da saĝo estas pli malbona, ol se oni ĝin tute ne havus.
- Now, in certain cases a lot of wisdom is worse than if you had none at all.
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Related terms
- certe
- certi
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto certa, English certain, French certain, Italian certo, Spanish cierto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡serta/
Adjective
certa
- certain, sure, guaranteed
- Antonym: necerta
Derived terms
- certajo
- certe
- certeskar
- certeso
- certigar
- necerta
Italian
Adjective
certa
- feminine singular of certo
Anagrams
- -crate, Creta, carte, cetra, creta, tacer, trace
Ladin
Adjective
certa
- feminine singular of cert
Latin
Pronunciation
- certā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈker.taː/, [ˈkɛrt̪äː]
- certā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃɛrt̪ä]
- certa: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈker.ta/, [ˈkɛrt̪ä]
- certa: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃer.ta/, [ˈt͡ʃɛrt̪ä]
Verb
certā
- second-person singular present active imperative of certō
Adjective
certa
- inflection of certus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
certā
- ablative feminine singular of certus
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲer͈ta/
Adjective
certa
- inflection of cert:
- nominative plural feminine/neuter
- vocative/accusative plural all genders
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
certa | cherta | certa pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zährte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛr.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛrta
- Syllabification: cer‧ta
Noun
certa f
- vimba (Vimba vimba)
Declension
Declension of certa
singular | plural | |
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nominative | certa | certy |
genitive | certy | cert |
dative | cercie | certom |
accusative | certę | certy |
instrumental | certą | certami |
locative | cercie | certach |
vocative | certo | certy |
Further reading
- certa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- certa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʁ.tɐ/ [ˈsɛh.tɐ]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈsɛʁ.tɐ/ [ˈsɛχ.tɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɻ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: cer‧ta
Adjective
certa
- feminine singular of certo
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin certāre, present active infinitive of certō.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
a certa (third-person singular present ceartă, past participle certat) 1st conj.
- (reflexive) to quarrel, squabble, argue, altercate, row, argufy, wrangle, fall out with someone
- to scold, chide, rebuke, reprove, reprehend
Conjugation
conjugation of certa (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive | a certa | ||||||
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gerund | certând | ||||||
past participle | certat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | cert | cerți | ceartă | certăm | certați | ceartă | |
imperfect | certam | certai | certa | certam | certați | certau | |
simple perfect | certai | certași | certă | certarăm | certarăți | certară | |
pluperfect | certasem | certaseși | certase | certaserăm | certaserăți | certaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să cert | să cerți | să certe | să certăm | să certați | să certe | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | ceartă | certați | |||||
negative | nu certa | nu certați |
Derived terms
- certare
- ceartă
See also
- sfădi
- încăiera
- mustra