"serpente" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /serˈpɛn.te/ Forms: serpenti [plural], serpentino [adjective, relational], serpentone [augmentative], serpentaccio [pejorative]
Rhymes: -ɛnte Etymology: Inherited from Latin serpentem, from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|serpens|serpentem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin serpentem, {{inh+|it|la|serpens|serpentem}} Inherited from Latin serpentem, {{der|it|ine-pro|*serp-}} Proto-Indo-European *serp- Head templates: {{it-noun|m|adj=serpentino|aug=serpentone|dim_end=serpentello|pej=serpentaccio}} serpente m (plural serpenti, relational adjective serpentino, augmentative serpentone, pejorative serpentaccio, diminutive-endearing serpentello)
  1. snake Tags: masculine Derived forms: serpentifero Related terms: serpeggiare, serpentaria, serpentario, serpentiforme

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for serpente meaning in Italian (2.5kB)

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