aspero

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See also: áspero

Latin

Etymology

From asper (rough) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

asperō (present infinitive asperāre, perfect active asperāvī, supine asperātum); first conjugation

  1. to make rough or uneven, roughen
  2. to make sharp, sharpen, whet
  3. to make fierce, rouse up, excite, enrage, exasperate

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References

  • aspero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aspero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aspero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) rough and hilly ground: loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)

Portuguese

Adjective

aspero (feminine aspera, masculine plural asperos, feminine plural asperas)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of áspero.