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șarpe
snake /ˈʃar.pe/
noun#3835 most common
Also: serpent, viper (figurative, for a treacherous person)
Example sentences
Șarpele este lung.
The snake is long.
Mi-e frică de șerpi.
I am afraid of snakes.
Am văzut un șarpe în grădină.
I saw a snake in the garden.
Șarpele s-a ascuns sub o piatră mare.
The snake hid under a large rock.
Unii șerpi sunt veninoși, dar majoritatea sunt inofensivi.
Some snakes are venomous, but most are harmless.
A crescut un șarpe la sân, fără să știe cine îl trădează de fapt.
He nurtured a snake in his bosom, without knowing who was actually betraying him.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | șarpe | șerpi |
| Genitive | șarpelui | șerpilor |
| Accusative | șarpe | șerpi |
| Vocative | șarpe | șerpilor |
Word family
șerpisnakes (plural)
șerpuito wind or meander like a snake
șerpuirea winding, meandering path
șerpescof or like a snake, serpentine
șerpara wide traditional leather belt
Etymology
Șarpe comes from Latin serpens, serpentem, the present participle of serpere, meaning to crawl. The word passed into Romanian through spoken Latin in the region, alongside other Latin-derived core vocabulary. The same Latin root gave English serpent through French, though Romanian inherited its form directly rather than through borrowing.
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