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Greek
Etymology
The /s/ was possibly inserted by influence of Aromanian sharpi／sharpe (“snake”) and/or Venetan sarpente, serpente (“snake”). Alternatively by influence of σέρνω (sérno, “to crawl”).
Noun
σερπετό • (serpetó) n (plural σερπετά)
- Dialectal form of ερπετό (erpetó, “reptile”)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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σερπετό (serpetó)
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σερπετά (serpetá)
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| genitive
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σερπετού (serpetoú)
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σερπετών (serpetón)
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| accusative
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σερπετό (serpetó)
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σερπετά (serpetá)
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| vocative
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σερπετό (serpetó)
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σερπετά (serpetá)
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References
- σερπετό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Aravantinós, P. (1909) “σερπετό”, in Ἠπειρωτικὸν γλωσσάριον [Ēpeirōtikòn glōssárion, Glossary of Epirus] (in Katharevousa), page 82