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аспид

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See also: яспид and гаспид

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Church Slavonic аспида (aspida), from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓σπίς (ăspís), ᾰ̓σπῐ́δος (ăspĭ́dos, asp).

Noun

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а́спид (áspidm inan (genitive а́спида, nominative plural а́спиды, genitive plural а́спидов)

  1. Elapidae, asp
  2. (literary, figurative) An evil person; asp, bloodsucker
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Etymology 2

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Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis, jasper). Doublet of яспис (jaspis).

Noun

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а́спид (áspidm inan (genitive а́спида, nominative plural а́спиды, genitive plural а́спидов)

  1. black slate
    Synonyms: яшма (jašma), яспис (jaspis)
    а́спидная доска́áspidnaja doskáblackboard, slate
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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “аспид”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress