serrar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin serrare, present active infinitive of serrō.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular indicative present serro, past participle serráu)

  1. to saw (cut with a saw)

Conjugation
Conjugation of serrar
infinitive serrar
gerund serrando
past participle m serráu, f serrada, n serrao, m pl serraos, f pl serraes
person first singular
yo		 second singular
tu		 third singular
él/elli		 first plural
nosotros/nós		 second plural
vosotros/vós		 third plural
ellos
indicative present serro serres serra serramos serráis serren
imperfect serraba serrabes serraba serrábemos, serrábamos serrabeis, serrabais serraben
preterite serré serrasti, serresti serró serremos serrastis, serrestis serraron
pluperfect serrare, serrara serrares, serraras serrare, serrara serráremos, serráramos serrareis, serrarais serraren, serraran
future serraré serrarás serrará serraremos serraréis serrarán
conditional serraría serraríes serraría serraríemos, serraríamos serraríeis, serraríais serraríen
subjunctive present serre serres, serras serre serremos serréis serren, serran
imperfect serrare, serrara serrares, serraras serrare, serrara serráremos, serráramos serrareis, serrarais serraren, serraran
imperative — serra — — serrái —

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin serrāre (“to saw”). First attested in 1283.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to saw
Conjugation
    Conjugation of serrar (first conjugation)
infinitive serrar
gerund serrant
past participle masculine feminine
singular serrat serrada
plural serrats serrades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present serro serres serra serrem serreu serren
imperfect serrava serraves serrava serràvem serràveu serraven
future serraré serraràs serrarà serrarem serrareu serraran
preterite serrí serrares serrà serràrem serràreu serraren
conditional serraria serraries serraria serraríem serraríeu serrarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present serri serris serri serrem serreu serrin
imperfect serrés serressis serrés serréssim serréssiu serressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — serra serri serrem serreu serrin
negative (no) — no serris no serri no serrem no serreu no serrin

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin serrāre (“to close”). First attested in the 14th century.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to squeeze (e.g. someone's hand); to clench (one's teeth)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of serrar (first conjugation)
infinitive serrar
gerund serrant
past participle masculine feminine
singular serrat serrada
plural serrats serrades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present serro serres serra serrem serreu serren
imperfect serrava serraves serrava serràvem serràveu serraven
future serraré serraràs serrarà serrarem serrareu serraran
preterite serrí serrares serrà serràrem serràreu serraren
conditional serraria serraries serraria serraríem serraríeu serrarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present serri serris serri serrem serreu serrin
imperfect serrés serressis serrés serréssim serréssiu serressin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — serra serri serrem serreu serrin
negative (no) — no serris no serri no serrem no serreu no serrin
Derived terms
  • serracaps

Further reading

Ladino

Verb

serrar (Latin spelling)

  1. Alternative form of aserrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serrar, from Latin serrāre (“to saw”), from serra (“saw”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈʁa(ʁ)/ [seˈha(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /seˈʁa(ɾ)/ [seˈha(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seˈʁa(ʁ)/ [seˈχa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈʁa(ɻ)/ [seˈha(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈʁaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈʁa.ɾi/

  • Homophone: cerrar
  • Hyphenation: ser‧rar

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrei, past participle serrado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to saw (cut with a saw)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of serrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal serrar
Personal serrar serrares serrar serrarmos serrardes serrarem
Gerund
serrando
Past participle
Masculine serrado serrados
Feminine serrada serradas
Indicative
Present serro serras serra serramos serrais serram
Imperfect serrava serravas serrava serrávamos serráveis serravam
Preterite serrei serraste serrou serramos1, serrámos2 serrastes serraram
Pluperfect serrara serraras serrara serráramos serráreis serraram
Future serrarei serrarás serrará serraremos serrareis serrarão
Conditional serraria serrarias serraria serraríamos serraríeis serrariam
Subjunctive
Present serre serres serre serremos serreis serrem
Imperfect serrasse serrasses serrasse serrássemos serrásseis serrassem
Future serrar serrares serrar serrarmos serrardes serrarem
Imperative
Affirmative serra serre serremos serrai serrem
Negative (não) não serres não serre não serremos não serreis não serrem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Derived terms
  • serra-garoupa
  • serra-osso
  • serra-pau
  • serra-serra

Further reading

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin serāre, present active infinitive of serō, from Latin sera (“bolt, cross-bar”).

Verb

serrar

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) to close

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish serrar, from Latin serrāre.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈraɾ/ [seˈraɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: se‧rrar
  • Homophone: (Latin America) cerrar

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present sierro, first-person singular preterite serré, past participle serrado)

  1. (transitive) to saw
    Synonym: aserrar

Conjugation
    Conjugation of serrar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive serrar
gerund serrando
past participle masculine feminine
singular serrado serrada
plural serrados serradas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sierro sierrastú
serrásvos		 sierra serramos serráis sierran
imperfect serraba serrabas serraba serrábamos serrabais serraban
preterite serré serraste serró serramos serrasteis serraron
future serraré serrarás serrará serraremos serraréis serrarán
conditional serraría serrarías serraría serraríamos serraríais serrarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sierre sierrestú
serrésvos2		 sierre serremos serréis sierren
imperfect
(ra)		 serrara serraras serrara serráramos serrarais serraran
imperfect
(se)		 serrase serrases serrase serrásemos serraseis serrasen
future1 serrare serrares serrare serráremos serrareis serraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative sierratú
serrávos		 sierre serremos serrad sierren
negative no sierres no sierre no serremos no serréis no sierren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of serrar (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive serrar
dative serrarme serrarte serrarle, serrarse serrarnos serraros serrarles, serrarse
accusative serrarme serrarte serrarlo, serrarla, serrarse serrarnos serraros serrarlos, serrarlas, serrarse
with gerund serrando
dative serrándome serrándote serrándole, serrándose serrándonos serrándoos serrándoles, serrándose
accusative serrándome serrándote serrándolo, serrándola, serrándose serrándonos serrándoos serrándolos, serrándolas, serrándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative sierra
dative siérrame siérrate siérrale siérranos not used siérrales
accusative siérrame siérrate siérralo, siérrala siérranos not used siérralos, siérralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative serrá
dative serrame serrate serrale serranos not used serrales
accusative serrame serrate serralo, serrala serranos not used serralos, serralas
with formal second-person singular imperative sierre
dative siérreme not used siérrele, siérrese siérrenos not used siérreles
accusative siérreme not used siérrelo, siérrela, siérrese siérrenos not used siérrelos, siérrelas
with first-person plural imperative serremos
dative not used serrémoste serrémosle serrémonos serrémoos serrémosles
accusative not used serrémoste serrémoslo, serrémosla serrémonos serrémoos serrémoslos, serrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative serrad
dative serradme not used serradle serradnos serraos serradles
accusative serradme not used serradlo, serradla serradnos serraos serradlos, serradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sierren
dative siérrenme not used siérrenle siérrennos not used siérrenles, siérrense
accusative siérrenme not used siérrenlo, siérrenla siérrennos not used siérrenlos, siérrenlas, siérrense

Derived terms

Further reading
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