serpentina

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ser.penˈti.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧tì‧na

Adjective

serpentina f sg

  1. feminine singular of serpentino

Noun

serpentina f (plural serpentine)

  1. coil, tube coil
    Synonym: serpentino

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

serpentīna

  1. inflection of serpentīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

serpentīnā

  1. ablative feminine singular of serpentīnus

References

  • serpentina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • serpentina in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • serpentina in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧ti‧na

Noun

serpentina f (plural serpentinas)

  1. serpentine (coiled distillation tube)
  2. streamer (colored coiled paper that is used during Carnival)
  3. (mineralogy) serpentine (layered mineral consisting of magnesium and iron silicates)
  4. (historical) serpentine (early type of cannon)

Adjective

serpentina

  1. feminine singular of serpentino

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seɾpenˈtina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: ser‧pen‧ti‧na

Noun

serpentina f (plural serpentinas)

  1. streamer (paper)
  2. (mineralogy) serpentine

Adjective

serpentina

  1. feminine singular of serpentino

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish serpentina.

Pronunciation

Noun

serpentina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)

  1. paper streamer (flag)
    Synonym: banderitas
  2. (historical) serpentine (cannon)

See also

Adjective

serpentina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)

  1. serpentine (of snakes)
  2. (figurative) deceitful; fraudulent (of one's behavior)

References

  • serpentina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018