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serpent

(Englisch)

  1. (dated, feminine, formal, masculine, neuter) snake
  2. (feminine, formal, masculine, neuter) serpent, serpentine dragon, large snake
  3. (feminine, masculine, neuter) an unpleasant, spiteful or foulmouthed person, especially used of women

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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/sɛrˈpɛnt/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch serpent, from Old French serpent (“snake, serpent”), from Latin serpēns (“snake”), from the verb serpō (“I creep, crawl”).

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