spiritus asper

See also: Spiritus asper

English

Etymology

From Latin spīritus asper; literally, 'rough breath'

Noun

spiritus asper (plural spiritus aspers)

  1. (orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or rho.
    The spiritus asper mark looks like an opening single quote, as in the word εὑρίσκω (heurískõ), the word εὕρηκα (heúrēka), or the word ἕξις (héxis, "habit").

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Latin

Etymology

From spīritus (“breath, breathing”) + asper (“rough, harsh”)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈas.per/, [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈas.pɛr]

Noun

spīritus asper m (genitive spīritūs asperī); fourth declension

  1. spiritus asper

Declension

Fourth declension.
Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative spīritus asper spīritūs asperī
genitive spīritūs asperī spīrituum asperōrum
dative spīrituī asperō spīritibus asperīs
accusative spīritum asperum spīritūs asperōs
ablative spīritū asperō spīritibus asperīs
vocative spīritus aspere spīritūs asperī
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