[ˈkɛr.noː], [ˈt͡ʃɛr.no]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *krinō, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to sieve”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek κρίνω (krínō), English ridder, riddle (“sieve”), and possibly English rinse.
- conjugation-3to distinguish, divide, separate, sift
- conjugation-3to perceive, see, discern, behold
“Migrantis cernās, tōtāque ex urbe ruentis.” — You could see [the Trojans] moving about, and rushing out from the whole city [of Carthage].
(Poetic use of the present active subjunctive to engage the imagination.)
“nunc quoque, sē suprā nē quid nisi sīdera cernat,
exiguum templī tēcta forāmen habent.
Even now, so that he may see nothing except the stars above him,
the roof of the temple has a tiny opening.
(Anci”
- conjugation-3to (intellectually) comprehend, discern, regard, understand
- conjugation-3to decide
Formaecernō(canonical) · cernere(infinitive, present) · crēvī(active, perfect) · crētum(supine) · cernō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · cernis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cernit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · cernimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · cernitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · cernunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · cernēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · cernēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cernēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · cernēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · cernēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · cernēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · cernam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · cernēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · cernet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · cernēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium