aspe
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈas.pe/, [ˈäs̪pe̞]
- Stress: àspe
- Hyphenation: a‧spe
Noun
- asp (venomous snake)
- Synonym: aspide
- 1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso [Raging Roland], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, Canto XVIII, page 76:
- A quello annuncio entrò la Geloſia ¶ Fredda, come aſpe, & abbracciò coſtui.
- With that announcement, Jealousy entered, cold as an asp, and embraced him.
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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English æspe, from Proto-Germanic *aspō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈasp(ə)/, /ˈɛsp(ə)/
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References
- “aspe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-01-19.
Spanish
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