Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

certes

/ˈsɝ.tiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: certes
IPA: /ˈsɝ.tiz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Certainly, indeed.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"[F]or certes, ſayes he, / I haue already choſen my officer, and what was he? / Forſooth, a great Arithmeticion, [...]"
"This was very unpleasant, at least to myself; though, certes, it did not prey upon the minds of the others."
"Here, certes, was no lost soul, but one who had gone joyfully to meet her Lord."

Etymology

From Middle English certes, from Old French [Term?], from Latin certus (“certain”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: certes, certus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɝ.tiz/
British English: /ˈsɜː.tɪz/

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

of course truly verily

Homonyms

Surtees

Rhymes With

surtees laertes

Questions

How do you pronounce certes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɝ.tiz/.
What does certes mean?: Certainly, indeed.
Where does certes come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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