serpentinus

Latin

Etymology

From serpēns (“serpent”) +‎ -īnus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈtiː.nus/, [s̠ɛrpɛn̪ˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈti.nus/, [serpen̪ˈt̪iːnus]

Adjective

serpentīnus (feminine serpentīna, neuter serpentīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. serpentine; of or pertaining to a serpent or snake

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	serpentīnus	serpentīna	serpentīnum		serpentīnī	serpentīnae	serpentīna
Genitive	serpentīnī	serpentīnae	serpentīnī		serpentīnōrum	serpentīnārum	serpentīnōrum
Dative	serpentīnō		serpentīnō		serpentīnīs
Accusative	serpentīnum	serpentīnam	serpentīnum		serpentīnōs	serpentīnās	serpentīna
Ablative	serpentīnō	serpentīnā	serpentīnō		serpentīnīs
Vocative	serpentīne	serpentīna	serpentīnum		serpentīnī	serpentīnae	serpentīna

Related terms

• serpēns
• serpentāria
• serpentigena

• serpentipēs
• serpō
• serpula

Descendants

• English: serpentine
• French: serpentin
• Italian: serpentino
• Spanish: serpentino

References

• “serpentinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• serpentinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.