See also: áspide

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, shield; Egyptian cobra). Doublet of aspe.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

Further reading

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

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Latin

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Noun

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aspide

  1. ablative singular of aspis

Middle English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French aspide, from Latin aspis, aspidis (asp, viper; shield). Doublet of aspe (asp).

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Noun

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aspide (plural aspides)

  1. asp (snake)

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