"serpent" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /sɛʁ.pɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-serpent.ogg Forms: serpents [plural], serpente [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French serpent, from Old French serpent, from Latin serpentem, accusative form of serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|serpent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French serpent, {{inh+|fr|frm|serpent}} Inherited from Middle French serpent, {{inh|fr|fro|serpent}} Old French serpent, {{inh|fr|la|serpentem}} Latin serpentem, {{m|la|serpēns}} serpēns, {{m|la|serpō||crawl, creep}} serpō (“crawl, creep”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} serpent m (plural serpents, feminine serpente)
  1. snake Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Snakes Derived forms: c’est le serpent qui se mord la queue, serpent à lunettes, serpent à plumes, serpent à sonnettes, serpent corail, serpent de mer, serpent d’eau, serpenter
    Sense id: en-serpent-fr-noun-U419n-eO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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