asperum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Neuter substantive of asper (“harsh”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.