Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serpentry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ser-pen-try
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place inhabited or infested by serpents.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

All serpents and serpent-like creatures, as a collective body

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin serpēns Old French serpentbor. Middle English serpent English serpent English -ry English serpentry From serpent + -ry.

Usage

Inflected Forms

serpentries (plural)

Questions

What does serpentry mean?: A place inhabited or infested by serpents.
Where does serpentry come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *serp- Proto-Indo-European *sérpeti Proto-Italic *serpō Latin serpō Latin serpēns Old French serpentbor. Middle English serpent English serpent English -ry English serpentry From serpent + -ry.

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