English

Adverb

certes ‎(not comparable)

1. (archaic) indeed; certainly.
   • Herman Melville, Omoo

     This was very unpleasant, at least to myself; though, certes, it did not prey upon the minds of the others.

Translations

Synonyms

• indeed, verily, certainly, of course, truly

Anagrams

• erects, resect, secret, terces

Catalan

Adjective

certes

1. feminine plural of cert

French

Pronunciation

Adverb

certes

1. indeed, admittedly, fair enough, certainly, surely, absolutely, decidedly, definitively

Anagrams

• crêtes, secret, terces

Ladin

Adjective

certes f pl

1. feminine plural of cert

Latin

Verb

certēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of certō

Middle English

Alternative forms

• certis
• certus
• certs
• sertes
• sertis
• sertus

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French certes

Adverb

certes

1. certainly
2. indeed; of course

Old French

Alternative forms

• chertes (northern)

Adverb

certes

1. of course; indeed

Descendants

• French: certes