LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

serta

serta n pl (genitive sertōrum)
Classical[ˈsɛr.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛr.ta]

Meaning

  1. feminineneuterpluralgarland; festoon; wreath of flowers
    prōtinus accēdunt Charitēs nectuntque corōnās sertaque caelestēs implicitūra comās.and garland[s] to entwine [their] heavenly hair.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.219–220

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

corōnae flōrum nexae
serta -ōrum (n) — in Aeneis, ch. 18

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesertaserta
sertae
genitivesertaesertōrum
sertārum
dativesertaesertīs
accusativesertamserta
sertās
ablativesertāsertīs
vocativesertaserta
sertae

serta, ōrum and ae, v. 2. sero, I. B.

Origins

Neuter nominalization of sertus (“bound; encircled”), perfect passive participle of serō (“to bind; to encircle”); the feminine variant originates from reanalysis of the neuter plural.

Quick answers

What does serta mean in Latin?
serta, a noun, means “garland; festoon; wreath of flowers”.
What is the genitive of serta?
The genitive singular is sertōrum. serta is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce serta?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɛr.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɛr.ta].