serp

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See also: sèrp, SERP, and серп

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛrp/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

serp (plural serpe)

  1. scarf

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan serp, from Latin serpēns, derived from serpō (“crawl, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-.

Pronunciation

Noun

serp f (plural serps)

  1. snake
    Synonym: serpent

Derived terms

References

Lower Sorbian

serp

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrpъ, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥p-. Cognate with Upper Sorbian serp, Polish sierp, Czech srp, Serbo-Croatian sȓp, Russian серп (serp).

Pronunciation

Noun

serp m inan (diminutive serpik)

  1. sickle

Declension

Declension of serp
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative serp serpa serpy
Genitive serpa serpowu serpow
Dative serpoju serpoma serpam
Accusative serp serpa serpy
Instrumental serpom serpoma serpami
Locative serpje serpoma serpach

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “serp”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “serp”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian serpi.

Pronunciation

Noun

serp m (plural sriep, feminine serpa, diminutive srejjep)

  1. snake
    Kleopatra qatlet ruħha b’idejha b’gidma ta’ serp velenuż.
    Cleopatra single-handedly killed herself with the bite of a poisonous snake.

See also

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *serpes, from Latin serpēns.

Noun

serp f (plural serps)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) snake

Synonyms

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьrpъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

serp m inan

  1. sickle (agricultural utensil consisting of a short handle to which a curved and narrow steel or iron blade, with a serrated edge, is attached, used for mowing or harvesting)

Declension

Declension of serp (masculine hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative serp serpaj serpy
genitive serpa serpow serpow
dative serpej serpomaj serpam
accusative serp serpaj serpy
instrumental serpom serpomaj serpami
locative serpje serpomaj serpach
vocative serpo, serpje serpaj serpy

References

  • “serp” in Soblex
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