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serpo
serpo
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *serp-. Cognate[1] with Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō), and Latin rēpō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈser.poː/, [ˈsɛr.poː]
Verb
serpō (present infinitive serpere, perfect active serpsī, supine serptum); third conjugation, no passive
Inflection
Derived terms
- serpēns (“serpent, snake; louse; any creeping animal”)
References
- serpo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- serpo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “serpo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- a report is spreading imperceptibly: fama serpit (per urbem)
- a report is spreading imperceptibly: fama serpit (per urbem)
- ↑ serpo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press