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Adjective [Dutch]

IPA: /zɛrp/ Audio: Nl-zerp.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛrp Etymology: From Middle Dutch sarp, from Old Dutch *sarp, from Proto-West Germanic *sarp. Cognate with Old High German sarf. Further etymology uncertain, but the word has been related to ἅρπη (hárpē, “bird of prey, sickle, scimitar”), Proto-Slavic *sьrpъ (“sickle”), apparently deriving from a Proto-Indo-European root with a meaning relating to sharpness. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|sarp}} Middle Dutch sarp, {{inh|nl|odt|*sarp}} Old Dutch *sarp, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*sarp}} Proto-West Germanic *sarp, {{cog|goh|sarf}} Old High German sarf, {{cog|sla-pro|*sьrpъ|t=sickle}} Proto-Slavic *sьrpъ (“sickle”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European Head templates: {{nl-adj}} zerp (comparative zerper, superlative zerpst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: zerper [comparative], zerpst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], zerp [adverbial, positive, predicative], zerper [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het zerpst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het zerpste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], zerpe [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], zerpere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], zerpste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], zerp [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], zerper [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], zerpste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], zerpe [indefinite, plural, positive], zerpere [comparative, indefinite, plural], zerpste [indefinite, plural, superlative], zerpe [definite, positive], zerpere [comparative, definite], zerpste [definite, superlative], zerps [partitive, positive], zerpers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. (dialectal) tangily sour Tags: dialectal Derived forms: serpeling, zerpen, zerpheid, zerpig, zerpte, zerpzoet
    Sense id: en-zerp-nl-adj-rjEkUk2K Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Romansh]

Forms: zerps [plural], serp [alternative, Puter, Rumantsch-Grischun, Vallander], siarp [alternative, Sursilvan], zearp [alternative, Sutsilvan]
Etymology: From Vulgar Latin serpe, serpes, from Latin serpēns. Etymology templates: {{inh|rm|la-vul||serpe}} Vulgar Latin serpe, {{inh|rm|la|serpēns}} Latin serpēns Head templates: {{head|rm|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} zerp f, {{rm-noun|f}} zerp f (plural zerps)
  1. (Surmiran) snake Tags: Surmiran, feminine Synonyms: serpent [Surmiran], serpaint [Vallander]
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        "Romansh lemmas",
        "Romansh nouns",
        "Romansh terms derived from Latin",
        "Romansh terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
        "Romansh terms inherited from Latin",
        "Romansh terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
        "Surmiran Romansh",
        "rm:Snakes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Surmiran) snake"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Surmiran"
      ],
      "word": "serpent"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Vallander"
      ],
      "word": "serpaint"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zerp"
}

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