serra

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin serra. === Noun === serra (plural serrae) A saw, or saw-like part. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Sarre, rares, rears == Asturian == === Alternative forms === sierra xerra === Etymology === From Latin serra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsera/ [ˈse.ra] Rhymes: -era Syllabification: se‧rra === Noun === serra f (plural serres) saw (tool) ==== Related terms ==== serrar == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈse̞.rə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈsɛ.rə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈsɛ.ra] Homophone: cerra === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Catalan serra, from Latin serra. ==== Noun ==== serra f (plural serres) saw (tool) sierra, mountain range ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== serrar === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== serra inflection of serrar (“to saw”): third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== serra inflection of serrar (“to squeeze; to clench”): third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “serra”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “serra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “serra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “serra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Corsican == === Alternative forms === sarra, serrale, sarrale === Etymology === From Latin serra (“saw”), from Proto-Italic *serzā, from Proto-Indo-European *sers- (“to cut off”). Cognates include Portuguese serra and Spanish sierra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛrːa/ Hyphenation: ser‧ra === Noun === serra f (plural serre) (geography) sierra, mountain range === References === “serra, serrale, sarra, sarrale” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛ.ʁa/ ~ /se.ʁa/ === Verb === serra third-person singular past historic of serrer === Anagrams === erras, rares, raser, Sarre == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛra/ [ˈs̺ɛ.rɐ] Rhymes: -ɛra Hyphenation: se‧rra === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese serra, from Latin serra. Cognate with Portuguese serra and Spanish sierra. ==== Noun ==== serra f (plural serras) saw (geography) sierra, mountain range Synonym: cordal (geography) highland ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== serradoiro serrar === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin sera. ==== Noun ==== serra f (plural serras) bolt; bar for fastening doors Synonyms: ferrollo, tranca === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “serra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “serra”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “serra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “serra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “serra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Italian == === Etymology 1 === From serrare. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛrra Hyphenation: sèr‧ra ==== Noun ==== serra f (plural serre) greenhouse, glasshouse ===== Related terms ===== effetto serra ===== Descendants ===== → Turkish: sera === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== serra inflection of serrare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === serra in Collins Italian-English Dictionary serra in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) serra in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa serra in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication == Kabuverdianu == === Etymology === From Portuguese serra. === Noun === serra wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri === References === Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN == Latin == === Etymology === According to De Vaan, from Proto-Italic *serzā, from Proto-Indo-European *sers-eh₂, from *sers- (“to cut off”), from which he also notes Schrijver's derivation of sarrio from a zero-grade of such a root. Compare, however, Proto-Celtic *serrā (“sickle, scythe; billhook”), with a different etymology. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsɛr.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsɛr.ra] === Noun === serra f (genitive serrae); first declension a saw (tool) a kind of sawfish (military) a serrated battle order ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “serra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “serra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "serra", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “serra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “serra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “serra”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian serra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛr.ra/ Rhymes: -ɛrra === Noun === serra f red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛʁɐ Homophone: cerra Hyphenation: ser‧ra === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese serra, from Latin serra. ==== Noun ==== serra f (plural serras) saw (tool) chain (of mountains) ===== Related terms ===== serrar serrote === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== serra inflection of serrar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “serra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “serra”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026 “serra” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “serra”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “serra”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “serra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Sicilian == === Etymology === From Latin serra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛʐ.ʐa/, [ˈsɛ.ʐːa], [ˈsɛ.ɾːa] Rhymes: -ɛʐʐa, -ɛɾɾa Hyphenation: sèr‧ra === Noun === serra f (plural serri) saw chain (of mountains) ==== Derived terms ====