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asparagus

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English

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Bundles of green and white asparagus

Etymology

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    Borrowed from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos). Displaced Old English eorþnafola. Later became an eggcorn in dialect as sparrowgrass.

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    Noun

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    asparagus (plural asparagus or asparaguses or asparagusses or asparagi)

    1. Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
      Synonyms: sparrowgrass, sparagus, sparagrass
    2. The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
      • 2013 April 2, David Tanis, “Hurry Up, Spring”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 April 2013, Dining & Wine‎[2]:
        At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
        Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher.
    3. A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
      asparagus:  

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    Latin

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    Etymology

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      Also found in Medieval Latin. From Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos), variant of ἀσφάραγος (aspháragos).

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      Noun

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      asparagus m (genitive asparagī); second declension

      1. asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
        • c. 160 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura‎[3], archived from the original on 3 April 2022, chapter 161:
          Deinde fossulās facitō, quō rādīcēs asparagī dēmittās.
          Then make little ditches to drop the asparagus roots into.
        • 121 CE, Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, “Divus Augustus”, in De Vita Caesarum, chapter 87:
          Cōtīdiānō sermōne quaedam frequenter et nōtābilius ūsurpāsse eum [Augustum], litterae ipsius autographae ostendunt, in quibus [...] ad exprimendam festīnātae reī vēlōcitātem, celerius quam asparagī cocuntur; [...]
          That in daily conversation he [Augustus] often and famously used certain [expressions], his own handwritten letters show; among these, [...] to express the speed of a thing done quickly, faster than asparaguses are cooked; [...]

      Declension

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      Second-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative asparagus asparagī
      genitive asparagī asparagōrum
      dative asparagō asparagīs
      accusative asparagum asparagōs
      ablative asparagō asparagīs
      vocative asparage asparagī

      Descendants

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      References

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      • “asparagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “asparagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • “asparagus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

      Polish

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      asparagus

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      Etymology

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        Learned borrowing from Latin asparagus. Doublet of szparag.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /as.paˈra.ɡus/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -aɡus
        • Syllabification: as‧pa‧ra‧gus

        Noun

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        asparagus m animal or m inan

        1. common asparagus fern, asparagus grass, lace fern, climbing asparagus, ferny asparagus (Asparagus setaceus)
          Synonyms: szparag, szparag pierzasty
        2. shoots of Asparagus setaceus

        Declension

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        Declension of asparagus
        singular plural
        nominative asparagus asparagusy
        genitive asparagusa asparagusów
        dative asparagusowi asparagusom
        accusative asparagusa/asparagus asparagusy
        instrumental asparagusem asparagusami
        locative asparagusie asparagusach
        vocative asparagusie asparagusy
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        Further reading

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        • asparagus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • asparagus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
        • asparagus in PWN's encyclopedia

        Romanian

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from French asparagus.

        Noun

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        asparagus m (plural asparaguși)

        1. asparagus

        Declension

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        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative asparagus asparagusul asparaguși asparagușii
        genitive-dative asparagus asparagusului asparaguși asparagușilor
        vocative asparagusule asparagușilor
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