[ˈsɛr.moː], [ˈsɛr.mo]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *sermō (with stem sermōn- for *sermin-, from the nominative case), from Proto-Indo-European *sérmn̥ and/or Proto-Indo-European *sérmō, from *ser- (“to bind”) + *-mō. Related to serō (“to join”).
- declension-3a conversation, discussion
“Horum te mori nemo coget, omnes docebunt; horum nemo annos tuos conteret, suos tibi contribuet; nullius ex his sermo periculosus erit, nullius amicitia capitalis, nullius sumptuosa obseruatio.” — No one of these will force you to die, but all will teach you how to die; no one of these will wear out your years, but each will add his own years to yours; conversations with no one of these will br
- declension-3a rumor, diction, speech, talk, discourse
- declension-3a language, manner of speaking
- declension-3a sermon
Formssermō(canonical, masculine) · sermōnis(genitive) · sermō(nominative, singular) · sermōnēs(nominative, plural) · sermōnis(genitive, singular) · sermōnum(genitive, plural) · sermōnī(dative, singular) · sermōnibus(dative, plural) · sermōnem(accusative, singular) · sermōnēs(accusative, plural) · sermōne(ablative, singular) · sermōnibus(ablative, plural) · sermō(singular, vocative) · sermōnēs(plural, vocative) · serm.(alternative, abbreviation)