serrar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin serrare.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular indicative present serro, past participle serráu)

1. to saw (cut with a saw)

Conjugation

Conjugation of serrar

infinitive		serrar
gerund		serrando
past participle		m serráu, f serrada, n serrao, m pl serraos, f pl serraes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	serro	serres	serra	serramos	serráis	serren
	imperfect	serraba	serrabes	serraba	serrábemos, serrábamos	serrabeis, serrabais	serraben
	preterite	serré	serrasti, serresti	serró	serremos	serrastis, serrestis	serraron
	pluperfect	serrare, serrara	serrares, serraras	serrare, serrara	serráremos, serráramos	serrareis, serrarais	serraren, serraran
	future	serraré	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraréis	serrarán
	conditional	serraría	serraríes	serraría	serraríemos, serraríamos	serraríeis, serraríais	serraríen
subjunctive	present	serre	serres, serras	serre	serremos	serréis	serren, serran
	imperfect	serrare, serrara	serrares, serraras	serrare, serrara	serráremos, serráramos	serrareis, serrarais	serraren, serraran
imperative		—	serra	—	—	serrái	—

Related terms

• serra
• sierra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [səˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈraɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [seˈra]

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Etymology 1

From Latin serrāre (“to saw”). First attested in 1283.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. (transitive) to saw

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of serrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			serrar
gerund			serrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		serrat		serrada
		plural		serrats		serrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	serro	serres	serra	serrem	serreu	serren
	imperfect	serrava	serraves	serrava	serràvem	serràveu	serraven
	future	serraré	serraràs	serrarà	serrarem	serrareu	serraran
	preterite	serrí	serrares	serrà	serràrem	serràreu	serraren
	conditional	serraria	serraries	serraria	serraríem	serraríeu	serrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	serri	serris	serri	serrem	serreu	serrin
	imperfect	serrés	serressis	serrés	serréssim	serréssiu	serressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	serra	serri	serrem	serreu	serrin
	negative (no)	—	no serris	no serri	no serrem	no serreu	no serrin

Related terms

• serra

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin serrāre (“to close”). First attested in the 14th century.

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrí, past participle serrat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. (transitive) to squeeze (e.g. someone's hand); to clench (one's teeth)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of serrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			serrar
gerund			serrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		serrat		serrada
		plural		serrats		serrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	serro	serres	serra	serrem	serreu	serren
	imperfect	serrava	serraves	serrava	serràvem	serràveu	serraven
	future	serraré	serraràs	serrarà	serrarem	serrareu	serraran
	preterite	serrí	serrares	serrà	serràrem	serràreu	serraren
	conditional	serraria	serraries	serraria	serraríem	serraríeu	serrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	serri	serris	serri	serrem	serreu	serrin
	imperfect	serrés	serressis	serrés	serréssim	serréssiu	serressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	serra	serri	serrem	serreu	serrin
	negative (no)	—	no serris	no serri	no serrem	no serreu	no serrin

Derived terms

• serracaps

Further reading

• “serrar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “serrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “serrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “serrar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrei, past participle serrado)

1. to saw

Conjugation

    Conjugation of serrar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	serrar
Personal	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serraren
Gerund
	serrando
Past participle
Masculine	serrado			serrados
Feminine	serrada			serradas
Indicative
Present	serro	serras	serra	serramos	serrades	serran
Imperfect	serraba	serrabas	serraba	serrabamos	serrabades	serraban
Preterite	serrei	serraches	serrou	serramos	serrastes	serraron
Pluperfect	serrara	serraras	serrara	serraramos	serrarades	serraran
Future	serrarei	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraredes	serrarán
Conditional	serraría	serrarías	serraría	serrariamos	serrariades	serrarían
Subjunctive
Present	serre	serres	serre	serremos	serredes	serren
Imperfect	serrase	serrases	serrase	serrásemos	serrásedes	serrasen
Future	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serraren
Imperative
Affirmative		serra	serre	serremos	serrade	serren
Negative (non)		non serres	non serre	non serremos	non serredes	non serren

    Reintegrated conjugation of serrar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	serrar
Personal	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serrarem
Gerund
	serrando
Past participle
Masculine	serrado			serrados
Feminine	serrada			serradas
Indicative
Present	serro	serras	serra	serramos	serrades, serrais	serram
Imperfect	serrava	serravas	serrava	serrávamos	serrávades, serráveis, serrávais1	serravam
Preterite	serrei	serraste, serrache1	serrou	serramos	serrastes	serrárom, serraram
Pluperfect	serrara	serraras	serrara	serráramos	serrárades, serráreis, serrárais1	serraram
Future	serrarei	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraredes, serrareis	serrarám, serrarão
Conditional	serraria	serrarias	serraria	serraríamos	serraríades, serraríeis, serraríais1	serrariam
Subjunctive
Present	serre	serres	serre	serremos	serredes, serreis	serrem
Imperfect	serrasse	serrasses	serrasse	serrássemos	serrássedes, serrásseis	serrassem
Future	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		serra	serre	serremos	serrade, serrai	serrem
Negative (nom)		nom serres	nom serre	nom serremos	nom serredes, nom serreis	nom serrem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• serrátil
• serrón

Further reading

• “serrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “serrar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ladino

Verb

serrar

1. alternative form of aserrar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese serrar, from Latin serrāre (“to saw”), from serra (“saw”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈʁa(ʁ)/ [seˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈʁa(ʁ)/ [seˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seˈʁa(ɾ)/ [seˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seˈʁa(ʁ)/ [seˈχa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /seˈʁa(ɻ)/ [seˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈʁa.ɾi/

• Homophone: cerrar
• Hyphenation: ser‧rar

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present serro, first-person singular preterite serrei, past participle serrado)

1. (ambitransitive) to saw (cut with a saw)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of serrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	serrar
Personal	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serrarem
Gerund
	serrando
Past participle
Masculine	serrado			serrados
Feminine	serrada			serradas
Indicative
Present	serro	serras	serra	serramos	serrais	serram
Imperfect	serrava	serravas	serrava	serrávamos	serráveis	serravam
Preterite	serrei	serraste	serrou	serramos1, serrámos2	serrastes	serraram
Pluperfect	serrara	serraras	serrara	serráramos	serráreis	serraram
Future	serrarei	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serrareis	serrarão
Conditional	serraria	serrarias	serraria	serraríamos	serraríeis	serrariam
Subjunctive
Present	serre	serres	serre	serremos	serreis	serrem
Imperfect	serrasse	serrasses	serrasse	serrássemos	serrásseis	serrassem
Future	serrar	serrares	serrar	serrarmos	serrardes	serrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		serra	serre	serremos	serrai	serrem
Negative (não)		não serres	não serre	não serremos	não serreis	não serrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• serra-garoupa
• serra-osso
• serra-pau
• serra-serra

Related terms

• serra
• serração
• serradeira
• serradela
• serradiço
• serradinho
• serrado
• serrador
• serragem
• serraleiro
• serralha
• serralhar
• serralharia
• serraria
• serrátil
• sérreo
• serrote

Further reading

• “serrar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “serrar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “serrar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “serrar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “serrar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “serrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romansh

Alternative forms

• sarar (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Etymology

From Late Latin serāre, from Latin sera (“bolt, cross-bar”).

Verb

serrar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Puter, Vallader) to close

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin serrāre

Old Spanish serrar

Spanish serrar

Inherited from Old Spanish serrar, from Latin serrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈraɾ/ [seˈraɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: se‧rrar
• Homophone: (Latin America, Philippines) cerrar

Verb

serrar (first-person singular present sierro, first-person singular preterite serré, past participle serrado)

1. (transitive) to saw

   Synonym: aserrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of serrar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			serrar
gerund			serrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		serrado		serrada
		plural		serrados		serradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sierro	sierrastú serrásvos	sierra	serramos	serráis	sierran
	imperfect	serraba	serrabas	serraba	serrábamos	serrabais	serraban
	preterite	serré	serraste	serró	serramos	serrasteis	serraron
	future	serraré	serrarás	serrará	serraremos	serraréis	serrarán
	conditional	serraría	serrarías	serraría	serraríamos	serraríais	serrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	sierre	sierrestú serrésvos2	sierre	serremos	serréis	sierren
	imperfect (ra)	serrara	serraras	serrara	serráramos	serrarais	serraran
	imperfect (se)	serrase	serrases	serrase	serrásemos	serraseis	serrasen
	future1	serrare	serrares	serrare	serráremos	serrareis	serraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		sierratú serrávos	sierre	serremos	serrad	sierren
	negative		no sierres	no sierre	no serremos	no serréis	no sierren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of serrar (e-ie alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive serrar	dative	serrarme	serrarte	serrarle, serrarse	serrarnos	serraros	serrarles, serrarse
	accusative	serrarme	serrarte	serrarlo, serrarla, serrarse	serrarnos	serraros	serrarlos, serrarlas, serrarse
with gerund serrando	dative	serrándome	serrándote	serrándole, serrándose	serrándonos	serrándoos	serrándoles, serrándose
	accusative	serrándome	serrándote	serrándolo, serrándola, serrándose	serrándonos	serrándoos	serrándolos, serrándolas, serrándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative sierra	dative	siérrame	siérrate	siérrale	siérranos	not used	siérrales
	accusative	siérrame	siérrate	siérralo, siérrala	siérranos	not used	siérralos, siérralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative serrá	dative	serrame	serrate	serrale	serranos	not used	serrales
	accusative	serrame	serrate	serralo, serrala	serranos	not used	serralos, serralas
with formal second-person singular imperative sierre	dative	siérreme	not used	siérrele, siérrese	siérrenos	not used	siérreles
	accusative	siérreme	not used	siérrelo, siérrela, siérrese	siérrenos	not used	siérrelos, siérrelas
with first-person plural imperative serremos	dative	not used	serrémoste	serrémosle	serrémonos	serrémoos	serrémosles
	accusative	not used	serrémoste	serrémoslo, serrémosla	serrémonos	serrémoos	serrémoslos, serrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative serrad	dative	serradme	not used	serradle	serradnos	serraos	serradles
	accusative	serradme	not used	serradlo, serradla	serradnos	serraos	serradlos, serradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative sierren	dative	siérrenme	not used	siérrenle	siérrennos	not used	siérrenles, siérrense
	accusative	siérrenme	not used	siérrenlo, siérrenla	siérrennos	not used	siérrenlos, siérrenlas, siérrense

Derived terms

• aserrar
• serrería

Related terms

• serrín
• serruchar
• serrucho
• sierra

Further reading

• “serrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025