ser
Pronunciation: /ˈseɾ/
“ser” is a Galician word. Its 7 meanings in English:
verb
- to be
- to be; forms the passive voice
- to be (to have as one’s place of origin)
- to be (someone’s); to belong to
- to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)
- to be; indicates persistence or reiteration
noun
In Galician
- Aquilo que ten especialmente vida
- Persoa.
- Esencia ou natureza intrínseca e interna de algo ou alguén.
- (completar)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese ser, from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Latin esse. The forms son (“I am”) and sodes pl (“you are”) derive from a Vulgar Latin *sonō and *sutis. Along the way, the verb absorbed Old Galician-Portuguese seer < Latin sedēre (“sit”). The latter supplied the present subjunctive of modern ser, where /-ʃ-/ reflects Late Latin /-(d)j-/, as in sexa < sedeat).
More Galician words
- sepultureiro
- sequeiro
- sequera
- sequidade
- ser coma un toxo
- ser da pel do demo
- ser de apetecer
- ser de boa casa
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