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Old July 03, 2008, 04:12 PM
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Question Sierpe

When can you use sierpe to mean serpiente/víbora/culebra? Is it common? Is it used for anything else?

I ran across a picture on Flickr and the description was "La sierpe de ocho cabezas".

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For me, sierpe is an ancient word. It's much more common serpiente, culebra (they are different, at least in size).
There is a famous commercial street in Sevilla (Spain): la calle Sierpes. I guess it's name is due to that the street serpentea as a sierpe.
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I agree with Alfonso. Sierpe is a really old-fashioned word. I would never use it.It might be different on your side of the Atlantic, though.
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So do you think sierpe = dragon?
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No. Have a look.
sierpe.
(Del lat. serpens).
1. f. Culebra de gran tamaño.
2. f. Persona muy fea o muy feroz o que está muy colérica.
3. f. Cosa que se mueve con rodeos a manera de sierpe.
4. f. Bot. Vástago que brota de las raíces leñosas.
5. f. rur. Ast. Juego de la cometa.
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Como dice alfonso, lo normal es decir serpiente ó culebra
En la Edad Media sierpe era cualquier tipo de serpiente, incluidos dragones.
Normalmente la palabra sólo se usa en libros antiguos, libros de fantasía histórica (y rol) o referencias a la edad Media.

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