asperum
Latin
editEtymology
editNeuter substantive of asper (“harsh”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈas.pɛ.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.pe.rum]
Noun
editasperum 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
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | asperum | aspera |
genitive | asperī | asperōrum |
dative | asperō | asperīs |
accusative | asperum | aspera |
ablative | asperō | asperīs |
vocative | asperum | aspera |
Descendants
editReferences
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.