Asturian

Noun

cera f ‎(plural ceres)

1. wax

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cēra ‎(“wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃera/, [ˈt͡ʃeː.ra]
• Hyphenation: cé‧ra

Noun

cera f ‎(plural cere)

1. wax
2. complexion

Derived terms

Anagrams

• acre
• care
• crea
• reca

Latin

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek κηρός ‎(kērós).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.ra/

Noun

cēra f ‎(genitive cērae); first declension

1. wax, beeswax, honeycomb
2. a writing tablet covered with wax
3. a wax seal
4. a wax image

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• cērōsus

Descendants

Verb

cēra

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cērō

References

• cera in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cera in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CERA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cera”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• cera in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cera in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

1. ↑ Mallory, Douglas, Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture

Polish

Etymology

From cyra, from German Zier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛra]

Noun

cera f

1. complexion

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cera ‎(“wax”), Latin cēra.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɾa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɾɐ/

Noun

cera f (plural ceras)

1. wax (oily, water-resistant substance)

Related terms

• cerume

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cēra ‎(“wax”).

Noun

cera f ‎(plural ceras)

1. wax

Related terms

• cerumen
• cerilla
• cerillo
• ceroso
• encerar