"serpe" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛr.pe/ Forms: serpi [plural], serpi [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛrpe Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *serpes, from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:inh|la:serpēns<id:snake>|id=snake}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la-vul||*serpes||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *serpes, {{inh+|it|la-vul||*serpes}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *serpes, {{inh|it|la|serpēns}} Latin serpēns, {{der|it|ine-pro|*serp-}} Proto-Indo-European *serp- Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} serpe f (plural serpi), {{it-noun|m<l:literary,or,regional><ref:<<name:dop>>>}} serpe (literary or regional) m (plural serpi)
  1. snake Tags: feminine, literary, masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-serpe-it-noun-U419n-eO Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
  2. viper (figurative) Tags: feminine, literary, masculine, regional
    Sense id: en-serpe-it-noun-1~FfDyL8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: serpente, serpeggiare

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "la:serpēns<id:snake>",
        "id": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
        "4": "*serpes",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *serpes",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*serpes"
      },
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "serpēns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin serpēns",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*serp-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *serp-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin *serpes, from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "serpi",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serpi",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "serpe f (plural serpi)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m<l:literary,or,regional><ref:<<name:dop>>>"
      },
      "expansion": "serpe (literary or regional) m (plural serpi)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sèr‧pe"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sèr‧pe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "serpente"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "serpeggiare"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-serpe-it-noun-U419n-eO",
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
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          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "viper (figurative)"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "id": "en-serpe-it-noun-1~FfDyL8",
      "links": [
        [
          "viper",
          "viper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛr.pe/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Serpe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrpe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serpe"
}
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    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *serp-",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛrpe",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛrpe/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "la:serpēns<id:snake>",
        "id": "snake"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*serpes",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *serpes",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la-vul",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*serpes"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin *serpes",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "serpēns"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin serpēns",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*serp-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *serp-",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Vulgar Latin *serpes, from Latin serpēns, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "serpi",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serpi",
      "head_nr": 2,
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "serpe f (plural serpi)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m<l:literary,or,regional><ref:<<name:dop>>>"
      },
      "expansion": "serpe (literary or regional) m (plural serpi)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sèr‧pe"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "sèr‧pe"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "serpente"
    },
    {
      "word": "serpeggiare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "snake"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "snake",
          "snake"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "viper (figurative)"
      ],
      "head_nr": 2,
      "links": [
        [
          "viper",
          "viper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "literary",
        "masculine",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɛr.pe/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Serpe"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrpe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serpe"
}

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