"certus" meaning in Latin

See certus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈker.tus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈt͡ʃer.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *kritos, the original perfect passive participle of *krinō (Latin cernō). Due to the shift in meaning, it was replaced in the verbal paradigm by crētus. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*krey-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kritos}} Proto-Italic *kritos, {{m+|la|cernō}} Latin cernō Head templates: {{la-adj|certus|adv=certē|adv2=certō|comp=certior|sup=certissimus}} certus (feminine certa, neuter certum, comparative certior, superlative certissimus, adverb certē or certō); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|certus}} Forms: certa [feminine], certum [neuter], certior [comparative], certissimus [superlative], certē [adverb], certō [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], certus [masculine, nominative, singular], certa [feminine, nominative, singular], certum [neuter, nominative, singular], certī [masculine, nominative, plural], certae [feminine, nominative, plural], certa [neuter, nominative, plural], certī [genitive, masculine, singular], certae [feminine, genitive, singular], certī [genitive, neuter, singular], certōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], certārum [feminine, genitive, plural], certōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], certō [dative, masculine, singular], certae [dative, feminine, singular], certō [dative, neuter, singular], certīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], certum [accusative, masculine, singular], certam [accusative, feminine, singular], certum [accusative, neuter, singular], certōs [accusative, masculine, plural], certās [accusative, feminine, plural], certa [accusative, neuter, plural], certō [ablative, masculine, singular], certā [ablative, feminine, singular], certō [ablative, neuter, singular], certīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], certe [masculine, singular, vocative], certa [feminine, singular, vocative], certum [neuter, singular, vocative], certī [masculine, plural, vocative], certae [feminine, plural, vocative], certa [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. certain Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-certus-la-adj-cNFsu~jk Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 10 2
  2. fixed, settled, firm Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-certus-la-adj-uRFVA~~P Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 10 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 52 17 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 60 11 0
  3. resolved, determined Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: prōmptus, indubius, fixus
    Sense id: en-certus-la-adj-75tMpZ83
  4. sure Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-certus-la-adj-wMr88OLW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: certē, certō, certior fīō, certiōrem facere, *certānus

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "certē"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "certō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "certior fīō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "certiōrem facere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "*certānus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "ciertu"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: ciertu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: ciertu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "cert"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: cert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: cert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "ciart"
          },
          "expansion": "Dalmatian: ciart",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dalmatian: ciart"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "certes"
          },
          "expansion": "French: certes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: certes"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "ciert",
            "3": "ciertun"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: ciert, ciertun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: ciert, ciertun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "cert",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Irish: cert\nIrish: ceart\nManx: kiart\nScottish Gaelic: ceart",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Irish: cert\nIrish: ceart\nManx: kiart\nScottish Gaelic: ceart"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ist",
            "2": "sierto"
          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: sierto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istriot: sierto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: certo\n→ Sardinian: tzertu",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: certo\n→ Sardinian: tzertu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "cert",
            "3": "cërt"
          },
          "expansion": "Ladin: cert, cërt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ladin: cert, cërt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "cèrt"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: cèrt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: cèrt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cert"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: cert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "tschert"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: tschert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: tschert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "certu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: certu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: certu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cierto"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: cierto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: cierto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "çerto",
            "3": "serto"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: çerto, serto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: çerto, serto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "certh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Welsh: certh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: certh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*krey-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*kritos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kritos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cernō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cernō",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *kritos, the original perfect passive participle of *krinō (Latin cernō). Due to the shift in meaning, it was replaced in the verbal paradigm by crētus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certior",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certissimus",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certē",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "certus",
        "adv": "certē",
        "adv2": "certō",
        "comp": "certior",
        "sup": "certissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "certus (feminine certa, neuter certum, comparative certior, superlative certissimus, adverb certē or certō); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "certus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 42 10 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "certain"
      ],
      "id": "en-certus-la-adj-cNFsu~jk",
      "links": [
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 42 10 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 52 17 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 60 11 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fixed, settled, firm"
      ],
      "id": "en-certus-la-adj-uRFVA~~P",
      "links": [
        [
          "fixed",
          "fixed"
        ],
        [
          "settled",
          "settled"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incertus"
        },
        {
          "word": "dubius"
        },
        {
          "word": "suspensus"
        },
        {
          "word": "vagus"
        },
        {
          "word": "anceps"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "it is my decision to..., I am resolved to..., I mean...",
          "text": "certum est mihi [+ infinitive]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "resolved, determined"
      ],
      "id": "en-certus-la-adj-75tMpZ83",
      "links": [
        [
          "resolved",
          "resolved"
        ],
        [
          "determined",
          "determined"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prōmptus"
        },
        {
          "word": "indubius"
        },
        {
          "word": "fixus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sure"
      ],
      "id": "en-certus-la-adj-wMr88OLW",
      "links": [
        [
          "sure",
          "sure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈker.tus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃer.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "certus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 2-syllable words",
    "Latin adjectives",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin first and second declension adjectives",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krey-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "certē"
    },
    {
      "word": "certō"
    },
    {
      "word": "certior fīō"
    },
    {
      "word": "certiōrem facere"
    },
    {
      "word": "*certānus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "ciertu"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: ciertu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: ciertu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "cert"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: cert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: cert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlm",
            "2": "ciart"
          },
          "expansion": "Dalmatian: ciart",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dalmatian: ciart"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "certes"
          },
          "expansion": "French: certes",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: certes"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
            "2": "ciert",
            "3": "ciertun"
          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: ciert, ciertun",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: ciert, ciertun"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sga",
            "2": "cert",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Irish: cert\nIrish: ceart\nManx: kiart\nScottish Gaelic: ceart",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Irish: cert\nIrish: ceart\nManx: kiart\nScottish Gaelic: ceart"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ist",
            "2": "sierto"
          },
          "expansion": "Istriot: sierto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Istriot: sierto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: certo\n→ Sardinian: tzertu",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: certo\n→ Sardinian: tzertu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "cert",
            "3": "cërt"
          },
          "expansion": "Ladin: cert, cërt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ladin: cert, cërt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "cèrt"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: cèrt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: cèrt"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-opt",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Galician-Portuguese: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Galician-Portuguese: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "certo"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: certo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: certo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "cert"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: cert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: cert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "tschert"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: tschert",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: tschert"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "certu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: certu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: certu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cierto"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: cierto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: cierto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vec",
            "2": "çerto",
            "3": "serto"
          },
          "expansion": "Venetan: çerto, serto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venetan: çerto, serto"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "certh",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Welsh: certh",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: certh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*krey-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*kritos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kritos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cernō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cernō",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *kritos, the original perfect passive participle of *krinō (Latin cernō). Due to the shift in meaning, it was replaced in the verbal paradigm by crētus.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certior",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certissimus",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certē",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "tags": [
        "adverb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "certa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "certus",
        "adv": "certē",
        "adv2": "certō",
        "comp": "certior",
        "sup": "certissimus"
      },
      "expansion": "certus (feminine certa, neuter certum, comparative certior, superlative certissimus, adverb certē or certō); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "certus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "certain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "certain",
          "certain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fixed, settled, firm"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fixed",
          "fixed"
        ],
        [
          "settled",
          "settled"
        ],
        [
          "firm",
          "firm"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "incertus"
        },
        {
          "word": "dubius"
        },
        {
          "word": "suspensus"
        },
        {
          "word": "vagus"
        },
        {
          "word": "anceps"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "it is my decision to..., I am resolved to..., I mean...",
          "text": "certum est mihi [+ infinitive]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "resolved, determined"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "resolved",
          "resolved"
        ],
        [
          "determined",
          "determined"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prōmptus"
        },
        {
          "word": "indubius"
        },
        {
          "word": "fixus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sure",
          "sure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈker.tus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɛrt̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃer.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛrt̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "certus"
}

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