vipera

Meaning

1. (declension-1) adder, snake, serpent, viper
2. (declension-1, figuratively) someone who is malicious, vicious, treacherous

Concepts

snake

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viper

adder

serpent

Synonyms

serpens

anguis

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aspis

serpēns

colūbra

Translations

Schlange

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serpent

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Viper

vipère

serpente

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víbora

serpe

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φίδι

vipera

οχιά

mar

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έχιδνα

serp

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biscia

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slang

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈwiː.pɛ.ra]

Etymology

Contraction of *vīvipera (literally “one that gives live young”), from vīviparus (“that gives live young”), from vīvus (“alive”) + pariō (“to bear [offspring]”) + -us (adjectival suffix).