asperum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Neuter substantive of asper (“harsh”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈas.pe.rum/, [ˈäs̠pɛrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈas.pe.rum/, [ˈäsperum]
Noun
[edit]asperum n (genitive asperī); second declension
- an uneven, rough, harsh place or landscape
- (especially in the plural) adversity, difficulties
- Per aspera ad astra.
- Through hardships to the stars.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | asperum | aspera |
Genitive | asperī | asperōrum |
Dative | asperō | asperīs |
Accusative | asperum | aspera |
Ablative | asperō | asperīs |
Vocative | asperum | aspera |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “asper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.