ser

Noun

 * 1)  An old Indian unit of weight, equal to 80 tolas, or one fortieth of a maund.

Etymology 3
From. Popularised in modern fantasy by in the  series starting in 1996.

Noun

 * Would ser care to dine this evening?
 * Would ser care to dine this evening?

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to be

Noun

 * 1) being

Noun

 * 1) tooth
 * niser — my tooth
 * eser — a tooth, someone's tooth
 * nitorak to eser — I found a/someone's tooth

Etymology 1
Perhaps borrowed from or. .

Verb

 * 1)  to be, to exist
 * 2)  to be located
 * 3)  to be
 * 4)  to have a characteristic
 * 1)  to have a characteristic

Usage notes

 * This is one of two verbs that can be translated as to be, the other being . Ser/ésser indicates an inherent quality, whereas estar indicates temporary qualities that apply only at a particular time. Ser/ésser relates to estar as relates to, etymologically as well as semantically.

Etymology 2
Nominalization of Etymology 1.

Noun

 * 1) being

Etymology 1
From clipping of.

Noun

 * 1)  server

Etymology 2
From clipping of.

Verb

 * 1)  to search on the Internet; to google

Etymology
From, from , from. The forms and  derive from a  and.

Along the way, the verb absorbed <. The latter supplied the present subjunctive of modern, where /-ʃ-/ reflects Late Latin /-(d)j-/, as in < ).

Verb

 * 1) to be

Usage notes
Like Portuguese and Spanish, Galician has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”. The verb relates to, , or physical. In contrast, the verb relates to current  or.

Noun

 * 1) being

Usage notes
An archaic and dialectal variant of, but today it can also be humorous in informal conversations. In compound words and derivations, almost only is used.

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  sir (title and form of address for a gentleman, shortened from messer)

Verb

 * 1) to be

Etymology
From (Bradley), from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 ha:², 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  tooth

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) sister

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) dear
 * 2) expensive

Noun

 * 1)  sir, lord
 * 2) * 1301-1350, Van den VII vroeden van binnen Rome. Een dichtwerk der XIVde eeuw (INL)
 * "dum"

- Garijn, ser Diederecs sone


 * 1) * 1414, Hennen van Merchtenen's Cornicke van Brabant (INL)
 * "dum"

- Als ijemen sterven plach, hinc men daer teken ser wapen

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1) to be (indicates a permanent quality)

Noun

 * 1) being

Etymology 1
From, from , from , derived from the root.

Noun

 * 1)  head
 * 2) point, tip
 * 3) beginning, start
 * 4) end, extremity
 * 1) end, extremity

Etymology 2
Same as above.

Preposition

 * 1) on

Verb

 * 1)  to run aground

Etymology
, from. .

Noun

 * 1)  cheese
 * 2)  cheese
 * 3)  cheese
 * 1)  cheese

Etymology
From, from , from. The forms and  derive from a  and.

Along the way, the verb absorbed <. The latter supplied the present subjunctive of modern, where /-ʒ-/ reflects Late Latin /-(d)j-/, as in < ).

Verb

 * 1)   to be, especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with  which denotes a temporary quality
 * 2)   to be
 * 3)   to be;
 * 4)   to be;
 * 5)   to be in
 * 6)   to be
 * 7)   to be (someone’s); to belong to
 * 8)   to be for; to be to
 * 9)   to be supposed to; should;
 * 10)   to be; to cost
 * 11)   to happen; to take place; to occur
 * 12)   to be against or in favour of
 * 13)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to be
 * 2)   to be (someone’s); to belong to
 * 3)   to be for; to be to
 * 4)   to be supposed to; should;
 * 5)   to be; to cost
 * 6)   to happen; to take place; to occur
 * 7)   to be against or in favour of
 * 8)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to be for; to be to
 * 2)   to be supposed to; should;
 * 3)   to be; to cost
 * 4)   to happen; to take place; to occur
 * 5)   to be against or in favour of
 * 6)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to be; to cost
 * 2)   to happen; to take place; to occur
 * 3)   to be against or in favour of
 * 4)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to happen; to take place; to occur
 * 2)   to be against or in favour of
 * 3)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to be against or in favour of
 * 2)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to be against or in favour of
 * 2)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to exist; to be
 * 1)   to exist; to be

Usage notes
Portuguese has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”: generally ser relates to essence, contrasting with estar, which relates to state.

Contrast the following:



Synonyms

 * any reflexive pronoun

Noun

 * 1) being

Etymology
, . Cf. also.

Noun

 * 1) serum

Etymology 1
.

Adjective

 * 1)  grey, gray

Noun

 * 1) vulture of the genus

Etymology
From, from. The form derives from a.

Along the way, the verb absorbed <.

Verb

 * 1) to be (essentially or identified as)
 * 2) to be (in the passive voice sense)
 * 3) to exist; to occur
 * 1) to be (in the passive voice sense)
 * 2) to exist; to occur
 * 1) to be (in the passive voice sense)
 * 2) to exist; to occur
 * 1) to exist; to occur

Usage notes

 * Spanish has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to be”: relates to essence, contrasting with, which relates to state. Contrast the following:

However, when stating the location of an object (but not an event), estar is used whether the location is permanent or not:

Noun

 * 1) a being, organism
 * 2) nature, essence
 * 3) value, worth

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1)  sir

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1)  head

Numeral

 * 1) zero

Etymology
From,. Cf. 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) billhook, sickle, scythe
 * 2)  sword