aspide
See also: áspide
Italian
Alternative forms
- aspido (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.spi.de/
- Rhymes: -aspide
- Hyphenation: à‧spi‧de
Noun
aspide m (plural aspidi)
- vernacular name of various venomous ophidians
- Synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp
- (figurative) a malicious or malevolent person
- a kind of cannon similar to a culverin
Further reading
- aspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French aspide, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”). Doublet of aspe (“asp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaspid(ə)/
References
- “aspide, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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