aspe

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asp/

Noun

aspe m (plural aspes)

  1. asp (fish)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈas.pe/, [ˈäs̪pe̞]
  • Stress: àspe
  • Hyphenation: a‧spe

Noun

aspe m (plural aspi) (poetic)

  1. 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.

References

  • aspe in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English æspe, from Proto-Germanic *aspō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈasp(ə)/, /ˈɛsp(ə)/

Noun

aspe

  1. aspen

Descendants

References


Spanish

Verb

aspe

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of aspar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of aspar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of aspar.
  4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of aspar.
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