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cert

See also: CERT, čert, cert., and черт

English

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Adjective

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cert

  1. Alternative form of cert.

Noun

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cert (plural certs)

  1. (informal) Certificate.
    I bought some gift certs for my family for Christmas.
  2. (informal) A certainty; something guaranteed to happen.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sure thing

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cert (feminine certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)

  1. true
    Antonyms: fals, incert
  2. certain
    Antonym: incert

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Chinese

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Etymology 1

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From clipping of English certificate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cert

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) certificate (Classifier: 張／张 c)

Etymology 2

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From clipping of English certify.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cert

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Synonym of certify.

Ladin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin certus.

Adjective

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cert m (feminine singular certa, masculine plural certs, feminine plural certes)

  1. certain
  2. some

Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to Italian certo, from Latin certus.

Adjective

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cert

  1. certain, sure

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin certus.

Adjective

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cert m (oblique and nominative feminine singular certe)

  1. certain; sure
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Old Irish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin certus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cert (comparative certu)

  1. correct, right, proper, fitting
  2. fair, just
  3. straight, even (of material objects)
  4. exact, precise (of numbers, quantities etc.)

Inflection

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o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cert cert cert
Vocative cirt*
cert**
Accusative cert cirt
Genitive cirt cirte cirt
Dative cert, cirt cirt cert, cirt
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative cirt certa
Vocative certu
certa†
Accusative certu
certa†
Genitive cert
Dative certaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Noun

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cert n or m

  1. the right, what is proper, correctness
  2. (in quasi-legal sense) right, claim, entitlement
  3. justice, fair dealing

Inflection

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Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative certN certN certL, certa
Vocative certN certN certL, certa
Accusative certN certN certL, certa
Genitive cirtL cert certN
Dative certL, cirt certaib certaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cert certL cirtL
Vocative cirt certL certuH
Accusative certN certL certuH
Genitive cirtL cert certN
Dative certL, cirt certaib certaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: ceart
  • Manx: kiart
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceart

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cert chert cert
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin certus.

Adjective

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cert m or n (feminine singular certă, masculine plural cerți, feminine and neuter plural certe)

  1. certain, sure, doubtless
    Synonym: sigur
Declension
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Declension of cert
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite cert certă cerți certe
definite certul certa cerții certele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite cert certe cerți certe
definite certului certei cerților certelor

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Verb

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cert

  1. first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of certa

Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cart.

Noun

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cert f (plural certi or ceirt)

  1. (South Wales) Alternative form of cart

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cert gert nghert chert
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cert”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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