Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch sarp. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zɛrp/
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  • Hyphenation: zerp
  • Rhymes: -ɛrp

Adjective edit

zerp (comparative zerper, superlative zerpst)

  1. tangily sour

Inflection edit

Inflection of zerp
uninflected zerp
inflected zerpe
comparative zerper
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial zerp zerper het zerpst
het zerpste
indefinite m./f. sing. zerpe zerpere zerpste
n. sing. zerp zerper zerpste
plural zerpe zerpere zerpste
definite zerpe zerpere zerpste
partitive zerps zerpers

Romansch edit

Alternative forms edit

  • serp (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
  • siarp (Sursilvan)
  • zearp (Sutsilvan)

Etymology edit

From Vulgar Latin serpe, serpes, from Latin serpēns.

Noun edit

zerp f (plural zerps)

  1. (Surmiran) snake

Synonyms edit