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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ser.penˈti.na/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Hyphenation: ser‧pen‧tì‧na
Adjective
serpentina f sg
- feminine singular of serpentino
Noun
serpentina f (plural serpentine)
- coil, tube coil
- Synonym: serpentino
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
serpentīna
- inflection of serpentīnus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
serpentīnā
- 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)
- serpentine (coiled distillation tube)
- streamer (colored coiled paper that is used during Carnival)
- (mineralogy) serpentine (layered mineral consisting of magnesium and iron silicates)
- (historical) serpentine (early type of cannon)
Adjective
serpentina
- feminine singular of serpentino
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seɾpenˈtina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: ser‧pen‧ti‧na
Noun
serpentina f (plural serpentinas)
- streamer (paper)
- (mineralogy) serpentine
Adjective
serpentina
- feminine singular of serpentino
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish serpentina.
Pronunciation
Noun
serpentina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)
- paper streamer (flag)
- Synonym: banderitas
- (historical) serpentine (cannon)
See also
Adjective
serpentina (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜇ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜈ)
- serpentine (of snakes)
- (figurative) deceitful; fraudulent (of one's behavior)
References
- “serpentina”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018