German

Noun

Spiritus asper m

1. spiritus asper

English

Noun

spiritus asper ‎(plural spiritus aspers)

1. (orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or rho.

   The spiritus asper mark looks like an opening single quote, as in the word εὑρίσκω (heurískõ), the word εὕρηκα (héurēka), or the word ἕξις (héxis, "habit").

Translations

Synonyms

• rough breathing
• dasia, dasy pneuma

See also

• spiritus lenis

Latin

Etymology

From spīritus 'breath, breathing' + asper 'rough, harsh'

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈspiː.ri.tus ˈas.per/, [ˈspiː.rɪ.tʊs ˈas.pɛr]

Noun

spiritus asper m

1. spiritus asper