σερπετό
Greek
editEtymology
editThe /s/ was possibly inserted by influence of Aromanian sharpi/sharpe (“snake”) and/or Venetian sarpente, serpente (“snake”). Alternatively by influence of σέρνω (sérno, “to crawl”).
Noun
editσερπετό • (serpetó) n (plural σερπετά)
Declension
editDeclension of σερπετό
References
edit- σερπετό, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- Aravantinós, P. (1909) “σερπετό”, in Ἠπειρωτικὸν γλωσσάριον [Ēpeirōtikòn glōssárion, Glossary of Epirus] (in Katharevousa), page 82