sierpe

Significat (English)

1. (feminine) large serpent, snake
2. (feminine, figuratively) wriggler, anything that wriggles
3. (feminine, figuratively) ugly person, angry person, dangerous person
4. (feminine) sprout, shoot, sucker

Synonyms

serpiente

🐍

culebra

🐍

retoño

sierpente

colubra

brote

serpentes

víbora

Amb guionet com a

sier‧pe

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsjeɾpe/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from llatí: serpēns

Cognate with portuguès: serpe

Cognate with català: serp

Cognate with italià: serpe

Cognate with romanès: șarpe

In summary

Inherited from Latin serpēns, apparently via the nominative form, perhaps remodeled into a Vulgar Latin *serpēs, *serpem. Ultimately from Latin serpere (“slither, creep”), from Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Cf. Spanish pavo (“turkey”) and gorgojo (“weevil”) for other animal names that may derive from the Latin nominative. Doublet of serpiente, from the Latin accusative serpentem. Compare Portuguese serpe, Catalan serp, Italian serpe, Romanian șarpe.