serpentigena

Latin

Etymology

From serpēns (“serpent, snake”) +‎ -gena (born from, sprung form).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈti.ɡe.na/, [s̠ɛrpɛn̪ˈt̪ɪɡɛnä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ser.penˈti.d͡ʒe.na/, [serpen̪ˈt̪iːd͡ʒenä]

Noun

serpentigena m (genitive serpentigenae); first declension

1. serpent-born; sprung from a serpent

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	serpentigena	serpentigenae
genitive	serpentigenae	serpentigenārum
dative	serpentigenae	serpentigenīs
accusative	serpentigenam	serpentigenās
ablative	serpentigenā	serpentigenīs
vocative	serpentigena	serpentigenae

References

• “serpentigena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• serpentigena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.