aspide

See also: áspide

Italian

Alternative forms

• aspido (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin aspidem, accusative of aspis, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.spi.de/
• Rhymes: -aspide
• Hyphenation: à‧spi‧de

Noun

aspide m (plural aspidi)

1. Vernacular name of various venomous ophidians
2. Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp
3. (figurative) A malicious or malevolent person.
4. A kind of cannon similar to a culverin.

Anagrams

• apside, dipesa, sapide

References

• aspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) aspide

1. ablative singular of aspis