different between cire vs cere

English

Noun

cire (countable and uncountable, plural cires)

1. A fabric with a glazed finish.

Anagrams

• ERIC, Eric, RICE, Rice, eric, icer, rice

French

Etymology

From Old French cire, chiere, ciere, from Latin c?ra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si?/
• Homophones: cirent, cires, sire, sires

Noun

cire f (plural cires)

1. wax
2. beeswax
3. earwax
4. sealing wax
5. (wax) taper (wax candle)
6. cere

Derived terms

Verb

cire

1. first-person singular present indicative of cirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of cirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cirer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of cirer
5. second-person singular imperative of cirer

Further reading

• “cire” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• crie, crié
• Éric

Latin

Verb

c?re

1. present active infinitive of ci?
2. second-person singular present passive imperative of ci?
3. second-person singular present passive indicative of ci?

English

Etymology

From Middle English sere, from Old French cire, from Latin cera (“wax, cere”), or via Latin cero (“I smear or coat with wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??(?)/
• Homophones: sear, seer

Noun

cere (plural ceres)

1. (ornithology) A waxy protuberance at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.

Translations

Verb

cere (third-person singular simple present ceres, present participle cering, simple past and past participle cered)

1. (transitive) To wax; to cover or close with wax.
   • 1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgical Treatises

     a strong twisted Thread cered

Anagrams

• Cree

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin c?ra.

Noun

cere f (plural ceris)

1. wax

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ere

Noun

cere f

1. plural of cera

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin quaerere, present active infinitive of quaer? (“seek, look for, desire”). In the 19th century, the older form of the simple perfect, cer?ii, from Latin quaes?v?, was replaced by cerui by analogy and the old past participle, cer?it, from Latin quaes?tus, was replaced by cerut. The r in these obsolete words were themselves a relatively modern addition through analogy with the original word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?t??e.re]

Verb

a cere (third-person singular present cere, past participle cerut) 3rd conj.

1. to request, to ask (for)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• a solicita
• a ruga

Derived terms

See also

• întreba

References

Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /c?r?/

Noun

cere (definite form cere ji)

1. couscous