Interlingua

Adverb

certo ‎(not comparable)

1. certainly

Italian

Etymology

From Latin certus.

Adjective

certo m ‎(feminine singular certa, masculine plural certi, feminine plural certe)

1. certain, sure
2. (preposition) some, certain

Antonyms

• incerto

Related terms

• certamente
• certezza
• certificare
• certuno
• di certo

Adverb

certo

1. certainly, of course, surely, definitely

Synonyms

• certamente, di certo, sicuramente, di sicuro

Anagrams

• corte, torce

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈker.toː/

Etymology 1

From certus ‎(“resolved, certain”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

certō ‎(present infinitive certāre, perfect active certāvi, supine certātum); first conjugation

1. I fight, wrestle.
2. I contend, compete.
3. I struggle, strive.
4. (military) I fight it out.
5. (law) I dispute.
6. (with infinitive) I try hard.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (fight): bellō
• (contend): bellō

Derived terms

Descendants

• Albanian: qërtoj
• Aromanian: ntsertu, ntsirtari
• Italian: certare
• Portuguese: certar
• Romanian: certa, certare

Etymology 2

From certus +‎ -ō.

Adverb

certō ‎(comparable certius, superlative certissimē)

1. certainly, surely
2. with certainty, without doubt

Synonyms

• certe

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Adjective

certō

1. dative masculine singular of certus
2. dative neuter singular of certus
3. ablative masculine singular of certus
4. ablative neuter singular of certus

References

• Professor Kidd, et al. Collins Gem Latin Dictionary. HarperCollins Publishers (Glasgow: 2004). ISBN 0-00-470763-X. page 54.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese certo, from Latin certus ‎(“certain”), past participle of cernō ‎(“I sift; I discern”), from Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‎(“I move; I separate”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛɾ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛʁ.tu/
• Hyphenation: cer‧to

Adjective

certo m ‎(feminine singular certa, masculine plural certos, feminine plural certas, comparable)

1. right; correct (not containing errors)

   Tua resposta está certa.‎

   Your answer is correct.

2. certain; sure (without doubt)
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 8th canto:

     Que leuar a ſeu Rei hum ſinal certo / Do mundo, que deixa deſcuberto.

     Than taking to his king a certain sign / Of the world he leaves discovered.

3. precise; accurate
4. morally right; just

   Roubar não é certo.‎

   Stealing is not right.

5. inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent)

   A morte é certa.‎

   Death is inevitable

Inflection

Synonyms

• (correct): correto
• (precise): certeiro, preciso
• (inevitable): inevitável

Antonyms

• (correct): errado, incorreto
• (certain): incerto
• (precise): impreciso
• (inevitable): evitável

Adverb

certo (comparative mais certo superlative o mais certo)

1. correctly
   • Fernando Pessoa (heteronym Alberto Caeiro), O espelho reflecte certo:

     O espelho reflecte certo; não erra porque não pensa.

     The mirror reflects correctly; it doesn't miss because it doesn't think.

2. surely
   • 1572, Luís Vaz de Camões, Os Lusíadas, 2nd canto:

     Mas tu, em quem muy certo confiamos

     But you, who we very surely trust.

Synonyms

• (correctly): corretamente
• (surely): certamente, por certo, indubitavelmente, sem dúvida

Antonyms

• (correctly): erroneamente, incorretamente

Pronoun

certo m (feminine certa, plural certos, feminine plural certas)

1. certain (determined but unspecified)

Related terms