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Slytherin
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English
Hogwarts#Houses
Etymology
en Q34660, presumably from en slither in v (variant of en -en pertaining to) or en -ing king belonging to; of the kind of.
Pronunciation
en /ˈslɪðəɹɪn/
en En-us-Slytherin.oga US
en slithering g-dropping
Noun
A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.
en 2012 Molly Harper My Bluegrass Baby http://books.google.com/books?id=F6eJPnQ6L3UC&pg=PA57&dq=%22not+a+slytherin%22 57 Pocket Star Books 2012 9781476706054 “You know, there are colors beyond black and green. You're not a Slytherin.”
en 2013 Michele Bigley Explorer's Guide Northern California http://books.google.com/books?id=oOnWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA409&dq=%22slytherins%22 409 The Countryman Press 2013 9780881509946 I'll admit, this place creeps me out, but Slytherins out there will enjoy viewing (and holding) over 50 types of snakes and reptiles, including bearded dragons, horned frogs, and tarantulas.
en 2013 Tracey Solheim Foolish Games http://books.google.ca/books?id=yAqO9Q-eW_MC&pg=PT124&dq=%22slytherin%22 Berkley 2013 9781101617526 “It's too bad your Slytherin brother can't be persuaded to tell the truth to Will,” Annabeth mused.“Not unless there's something in it for him.”
en
Coordinate terms
en Gryffindor
en Hufflepuff
en Ravenclaw
Derived terms
en Slytherinish
Translations
Harry Potter house
Chinese:
Mandarin: Mainland China cmn 斯萊特林 Sīláitèlín; Taiwan cmn 史萊哲林 Shǐláizhélín
Czech: cs Zmijozelák m, cs Zmijozelan m
Dutch: nl Zwadderaar m
Finnish: fi Luihuinen
French: fr Serpentard
Hebrew: he סלית׳רין m slithrin סלית'רין
Hindi: hi नागशक्ति m
Hungarian: hu Mardekár
Italian: it Serpeverde
Japanese: ja スリザリン Surizarin
Polish: pl Ślizgon m
Portuguese: pt Sonserina f
Russian: ru Сли́зерин m
person having traits associated with the house
Russian: ru слизеринец m
en terms derived from Harry Potter
en Harry Potter People