ceres

Ce·res
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/ˈsɪəɹiːz/

proper noun

The Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.

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OriginLatin Cerē ← Proto-Italic *Kerēs ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs →
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Meanings

ceres1

noun
  1. pluralplural of cere

Ceres2

proper noun
  1. Romanhuman sciencesThe Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter.
  2. astronomyAn asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter, the innermost dwarf planet; officially called (1) Ceres.
  3. A city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

    Synonyms: ⚳

  4. A village south-east of Cupar, eastern Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4011).
  5. A locality in the City of Greater Geelong, south western Victoria, Australia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city in Stanislaus County, California, United States.

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerēs
  3. Proto-Italic*Kerēs
  4. LatinCerē
  5. EnglishCeres

Learned borrowing from Latin Cerēs, goddess of the bounty, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to nourish”). More at create.

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Translations

Afrikaans Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Arabic سِيرِيس
  • سِيرِيس (sīrīs)asteroid
Bengali সেরেস
  • সেরেস (śeres)asteroid
Bulgarian Цере́ра
  • Цере́ра (Ceréra)asteroid
Chinese Cantonese 穀神星 /谷神星
  • 穀神星 /谷神星 (guk¹ san⁴ sing¹)asteroid
Chinese Mandarin 刻瑞斯, 穀神星 /谷神星
  • 刻瑞斯 (Kèruìsī, Kēruìsī)Roman goddess
  • 穀神星 /谷神星 (Gǔshénxīng)asteroid
Czech Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Esperanto Cereso, Cereso
  • CeresoRoman goddess
  • Ceresoasteroid
Estonian Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Finnish Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
French Cérès, Cérès
  • CérèsRoman goddess
  • Cérèsasteroid
German Ceres, Zeres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • ZeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Greek Δήμητρα, Κέρες
  • Δήμητρα (Dímitra)Roman goddess
  • Κέρες (Kéres)asteroid
  • Δήμητρα (Dímitra)asteroid
Hawaiian Keleka
  • Kelekaasteroid
Hebrew קרס
  • קרס (kars)asteroid
Hindi सीरीज़, बलराम
  • सीरीज़ (sīrīz)Roman goddess
  • बलराम (balrām)asteroid
Hungarian Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Indonesian Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Irish Ceiréas
  • Ceiréasasteroid
Italian Cerere, Cerere
  • CerereRoman goddess
  • Cerereasteroid
Japanese ケレース, セレス
  • ケレース (Kerēsu)Roman goddess
  • セレス (Seresu)Roman goddess
  • ケレス (Keresu)asteroid
  • セレス (Seresu)asteroid
Korean 케레스, 세레스
  • 케레스 (Kereseu)Roman goddess
  • 세레스 (Sereseu)asteroid
Latin Cerēs, Cerēs
  • CerēsRoman goddess
  • Cerēsasteroid
Latvian Cerera
  • Cereraasteroid
Lithuanian Cerera
  • Cereraasteroid
Malay Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Persian سرس
  • سرس (seres)asteroid
Polish Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Portuguese Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Romanian Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Russian Цере́ра, Цере́ра
  • Цере́ра (Cerɛ́ra)Roman goddess
  • Цере́ра (Cerɛ́ra)asteroid
Slovak Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Spanish Ceres, Ceres
  • CeresRoman goddess
  • Ceresasteroid
Swahili Seresi, Seresi
  • SeresiRoman goddess
  • Seresiasteroid
Swedish Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Tagalog Seres
  • Seresasteroid
Tamil செரிஸ்
  • செரிஸ் (ceris)asteroid
Thai เทพีซีรีส, เคเรส
  • เทพีซีรีสRoman goddess
  • เคเรสRoman goddess
  • ซีรีส (sii-ríis)asteroid
Turkish Ceres
  • Ceresasteroid
Ukrainian Цере́ра
  • Цере́ра (Ceréra)asteroid
Urdu سیرس
  • سیرس (sers)asteroid
Vietnamese Ceres, sao Cốc Thần
  • Ceresasteroid
  • sao Cốc Thầnasteroid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

scree
Cite this entry
APA

ceres. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceres

MLA

“ceres.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceres. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceres,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceres.

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