spiritus asper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.3 See also 2 Latin 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin spīritus asper, lit. 'rough breath'

[edit] Noun

spiritus asper (plural spiritus aspers)

1. (orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or rho.

[edit] Synonyms

• dasia, dasy pneuma

[edit] See also

• spiritus lenis

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From spīritus 'breath, breathing' + asper 'rough, harsh'

[edit] Noun

spīritus asper (genitive spīritūs asprī); m, fourth declension

1. spiritus asper