Dictionary · verb
serpenti
serpenti/serˈpen.ti/
Official root serpent- (Fundamento, 1905)
serpenti is an Esperanto verb meaning “meander”.
Meaning
- to meander, slither, wind
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Definition in Esperanto
- Serpentumi
- mi kuregis supren laŭ la serpentanta ŝtuparo
- la provinca vojo de la valo, suprenkondukanta al Fontamara, kiu serpentas sur la dorso de la monteto, estis dezerta
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /serˈpen.ti/
- Syllables
- ser·PEN·ti
Word structure
- serpentrootserpento
- iendinginfinitive
Forms
| infinitive | serpenti |
|---|---|
| present | serpentas |
| past | serpentis |
| future | serpentos |
| conditional | serpentus |
| volitive | serpentu |
| active participle · ongoing | serpentanta |
| active participle · completed | serpentinta |
| active participle · about to | serpentonta |
Example sentences
- La rivero serpentas tra la arbaro.The river winds through the forest. #652073serpentas → serpenti: to meander, slither, wind
- La rivero serpentas tra la ebeno.The river meanders across the plain. #3234877
- La rivereto serpentas tra la herbejo.The stream winds through the meadow. #13418411serpentas → serpenti: to meander, slither, wind
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Related words
serpent-
- -o -a -i
- -ist- professional, adherent
- -um- indefinite meaning
- compounds
In other languages
| Español | serpentear |
|---|---|
| Français | serpenter, sinuer |
| Deutsch | schlängeln |
| Italiano | serpeggiare |
| Polski | wić się, tworzyć serpentyny |
| Русский | змеиться |
| Українська | зміїтися, звиватися |
| Nederlands | slingeren, kronkelen |
| Čeština | plazit se, vinout se (jako had) |
| Slovenčina | plaziť sa, vinúť sa (ako had) |
| Magyar | kígyózik, kanyarog |
| 中文 | 蜿蜒 |
| 日本語 | 蛇行する |
| Română | crispa, creați streamere |
| Català | serpentejar |
| Bahasa Indonesia | berbelok-belok, berkelok-kelok, berliku-liku, mengular |
| Беларуская | зьмяіцца |
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