serpent

Meaning

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

Concepts

serpent

snake

🐍

adder

wriggler

Synonyms

slang

🐍

hufter

rotzak

schoft

slangen

fielt

adder

aspis

Translations

serpent

🐍

serpente

yılan

🐍

Schlange

🐍

serpiente

🐍

serpente

🐍

serpent

🐍

φίδι

serp

🐍

serpens

serpe

🐍

mar

🐍

anguis

🐍

culebra

🐍

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛrˈpɛnt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: serpent

In summary

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