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cero

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See also: cerò, c'ero, and cɛrɔ

English

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cero

Etymology

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Corruption of Spanish sierra (sawfish).

Noun

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cero (plural ceros or ceroes)

  1. A large scombroid food fish (Scomberomorus regalis) found chiefly in the West Indies.

References

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Asturian cardinal numbers
0 1  > 
    Cardinal : cero

Numeral

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cero

  1. zero

Noun

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cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin cervus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cero m (plural ceros)

  1. (Balearic) Alternative form of cérvol (deer)

Further reading

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  • “cero” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

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Galician numbers (edit)
0 1  → [a], [b], [c], [d], [e] 10  → 
    Cardinal (standard): cero
    Cardinal (reintegrationist): zero

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈθɛɾo/ [ˈθɛ.ɾʊ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /ˈsɛɾo/ [ˈsɛ.ɾʊ]

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾo
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ro

Numeral

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cero (indeclinable)

  1. zero

Further reading

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin cēreus. Doublet of cereo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: cé‧ro

Noun

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cero m (plural ceri)

  1. long church candle
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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From cēra (wax) +‎ .

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Verb

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cērō (present infinitive cērāre, perfect active cērāvī, supine cērātum); first conjugation

  1. to smear or coat with wax

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: cirer
  • Italian: cerare
  • Norman: chither (Jersey)
  • Romanian: cera

References

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  • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

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Spanish numbers (edit)
0 1  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: cero
    Ordinal: cero, ceroésimo
    Ordinal abbreviation: 0.º

Etymology

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Borrowed from New Latin zerum, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Andalusian Arabic صِفْر (ṣífr), from Classical Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, zero, nothing, empty, void).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθeɾo/ [ˈθe.ɾo]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈseɾo/ [ˈse.ɾo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾo
  • Syllabification: ce‧ro

Numeral

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cero

  1. zero

Noun

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cero m (plural ceros)

  1. zero

Derived terms

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Further reading

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