[ˈkɛr.toː], [ˈt͡ʃɛr.to]
OrigoFrom certus (“resolved, certain”) + -ō.
- conjugation-1to match, vie with, emulate
- conjugation-1to fight, wrestle
- conjugation-1to contend, compete, race
- conjugation-1to struggle, strive
- conjugation-1to fight it out
- conjugation-1to dispute
- conjugation-1, with-infinitiveto try hard
“Hi iaculis, illi certant defendere saxis” — These try to defend with javelins, those with stones
- certainly, surely
- with certainty, without doubt
- ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neuterdative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of certus
Formaecertō(canonical) · certāre(infinitive, present) · certāvī(active, perfect) · certātum(supine) · certō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · certās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · certat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · certāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · certātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · certant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · certābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · certābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · certābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · certābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · certābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · certābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · certābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · certābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · certābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · certābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium