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 sereno ― It 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

Related terms

• rasserenare
• serenamente
• serenare
• Serenissima
• serenità

Anagrams

• renose

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈreː.noː/, [s̠ɛˈreːnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈre.no/, [seˈrɛːno]

Etymology 1

serēnus +‎ -ō

Verb

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

1. to clear up, brighten, lighten

Conjugation

Conjugation of serēnō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serēnō	serēnās	serēnat	serēnāmus	serēnātis	serēnant
	imperfect	serēnābam	serēnābās	serēnābat	serēnābāmus	serēnābātis	serēnābant
	future	serēnābō	serēnābis	serēnābit	serēnābimus	serēnābitis	serēnābunt
	perfect	serēnāvī	serēnāvistī	serēnāvit	serēnāvimus	serēnāvistis	serēnāvērunt, serēnāvēre
	pluperfect	serēnāveram	serēnāverās	serēnāverat	serēnāverāmus	serēnāverātis	serēnāverant
	future perfect	serēnāverō	serēnāveris	serēnāverit	serēnāverimus	serēnāveritis	serēnāverint
passive	present	serēnor	serēnāris, serēnāre	serēnātur	serēnāmur	serēnāminī	serēnantur
	imperfect	serēnābar	serēnābāris, serēnābāre	serēnābātur	serēnābāmur	serēnābāminī	serēnābantur
	future	serēnābor	serēnāberis, serēnābere	serēnābitur	serēnābimur	serēnābiminī	serēnābuntur
	perfect	serēnātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	serēnātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	serēnātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serēnem	serēnēs	serēnet	serēnēmus	serēnētis	serēnent
	imperfect	serēnārem	serēnārēs	serēnāret	serēnārēmus	serēnārētis	serēnārent
	perfect	serēnāverim	serēnāverīs	serēnāverit	serēnāverīmus	serēnāverītis	serēnāverint
	pluperfect	serēnāvissem	serēnāvissēs	serēnāvisset	serēnāvissēmus	serēnāvissētis	serēnāvissent
passive	present	serēner	serēnēris, serēnēre	serēnētur	serēnēmur	serēnēminī	serēnentur
	imperfect	serēnārer	serēnārēris, serēnārēre	serēnārētur	serēnārēmur	serēnārēminī	serēnārentur
	perfect	serēnātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	serēnātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	serēnā	—	—	serēnāte	—
	future	—	serēnātō	serēnātō	—	serēnātōte	serēnantō
passive	present	—	serēnāre	—	—	serēnāminī	—
	future	—	serēnātor	serēnātor	—	—	serēnantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		serēnāre	serēnāvisse	serēnātūrum esse	serēnārī	serēnātum esse	serēnātum īrī
participles		serēnāns	—	serēnātūrus	—	serēnātus	serēnandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		serēnandī	serēnandō	serēnandum	serēnandō	serēnātum	serēnātū

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 (2016 July 16 (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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾe.nu/

• 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

Related terms

• serenidade

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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈɾɛ.nu/

• 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

Related terms

• serenar
• serenidad

 

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

• tomar por el pito del sereno

 

Etymology 2

Verb

sereno

1. first-person singular present indicative of serenar

Further reading

• “sereno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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

• masereno

 

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Orense