serpente
il serpente
snake
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How do you say serpente in Italian?
How do you pronounce serpente in Italian?
serpente is pronounced /il serˈpɛnte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il serpente velenoso è stato catturato dagli esperti.
The venomous snake was captured by the experts.
Un serpente lungo e sottile si nascondeva sotto il cespuglio.
A long and thin snake was hiding under the bush.
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Why is it masculine?
Serpente is masculine in Italian because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "serpens" (nominative singular), which comes from the present participle of "serpere" (to creep or crawl), and Latin's grammatical gender was preserved through the regular sound changes that produced the Italian word.
What is the Italian word for snake?
The Italian word for snake is il serpente — masculine.
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