serpo

Latin

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρπω (herpō), and Latin rēpō.

Verb

present active serpō, present infinitive serpere, perfect active serpsī. (no passive)

1. I creep, crawl, move slowly.

Inflection

    Third Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serpō	serpis	serpit	serpimus	serpitis	serpunt
	future	serpam	serpēs	serpet	serpēmus	serpētis	serpent
	imperfect	serpēbam	serpēbās	serpēbat	serpēbāmus	serpēbātis	serpēbant
	perfect	serpsī	serpsistī	serpsit	serpsimus	serpsistis	serpsērunt
	future perfect	serpserō	serpseris	serpserit	serpserimus	serpseritis	serpserint
	pluperfect	serpseram	serpserās	serpserat	serpserāmus	serpserātis	serpserant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serpam	serpās	serpat	serpāmus	serpātis	serpant
	imperfect	serperem	serperēs	serperet	serperēmus	serperētis	serperent
	perfect	serpserim	serpserīs	serpserit	serpserīmus	serpserītis	serpserint
	pluperfect	serpsissem	serpsissēs	serpsisset	serpsissēmus	serpsissētis	serpsissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	serpe	serpitō	serpitō	—	—	—
	plural	serpite	serpitōte	serpuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		serpere	serpsisse	—	—	—	—
participles		serpēns (serpentis)	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• serpēns