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See also: aspirò and aspiró

Asturian

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirar

Catalan

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirar

Galician

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirar

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asˈpi.ro/
  • Rhymes: -iro
  • Hyphenation: a‧spì‧ro

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirare

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- +‎ spīrō (breathe).

Pronunciation

Verb

aspīrō (present infinitive aspīrāre, perfect active aspīrāvī, supine aspīrātum); first conjugation

  1. (intransitive) to breathe or blow upon
  2. (intransitive) to be favorable to, assist, favor, aid
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.2–4:
      dī, coeptīs (nam vōs mūtāstis et illa)
      adspīrāte meīs prīmāque ab orīgine mundī
      ad mea perpetuum dēdūcite tempora carmen!
      O gods, favor my undertakings (for you have changed them too), and lead my uninterrupted song down from the first origin of the world to my times!
  3. (intransitive) to aspire or desire (to); approach, come near (to)
  4. (intransitive, with dative) to aspirate (follow a consonant with an audible puff of breath)
  5. (transitive) to breathe or blow upon, infuse, instill
  6. (transitive, of the sea) to wash

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References

  • aspiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aspiro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aspiro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirar

Spanish

Verb

aspiro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of aspirar