ἄσπρος

See also: άσπρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin asper (“rough, sharp”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pros/

Adjective

ἄσπρος • (áspros) m (feminine ἄσπρᾱ, neuter ἄσπρον); first/second declension

invisible, transparent
white
(Byzantine) silver
(nominalized, neuter) egg white
(nominalized, neuter) name of an ingredient of incense

Declension

First and second declension of ᾰ̓́σπρος; ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ; ᾰ̓́σπρον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ᾰ̓́σπρος ắspros	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ ắsprā	ᾰ̓́σπρον ắspron	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ ắsprā	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπροι ắsproi	ᾰ̓́σπραι ắsprai	ᾰ̓́σπρᾰ ắspră
Genitive	ᾰ̓́σπρου ắsprou	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱς ắsprās	ᾰ̓́σπρου ắsprou	ᾰ̓́σπροιν ắsproin	ᾰ̓́σπραιν ắsprain	ᾰ̓́σπροιν ắsproin	ᾰ̓́σπρων ắsprōn	ᾰ̓́σπρων ắsprōn	ᾰ̓́σπρων ắsprōn
Dative	ᾰ̓́σπρῳ ắsprōi	ᾰ̓́σπρᾳ ắsprāi	ᾰ̓́σπρῳ ắsprōi	ᾰ̓́σπροιν ắsproin	ᾰ̓́σπραιν ắsprain	ᾰ̓́σπροιν ắsproin	ᾰ̓́σπροις ắsprois	ᾰ̓́σπραις ắsprais	ᾰ̓́σπροις ắsprois
Accusative	ᾰ̓́σπρον ắspron	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱν ắsprān	ᾰ̓́σπρον ắspron	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ ắsprā	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπρους ắsprous	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱς ắsprās	ᾰ̓́σπρᾰ ắspră
Vocative	ᾰ̓́σπρε ắspre	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ ắsprā	ᾰ̓́σπρον ắspron	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπρᾱ ắsprā	ᾰ̓́σπρω ắsprō	ᾰ̓́σπροι ắsproi	ᾰ̓́σπραι ắsprai	ᾰ̓́σπρᾰ ắspră
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ᾰ̓́σπρως ắsprōs			ᾰ̓σπρότερος ăspróteros			ᾰ̓σπρότᾰτος ăsprótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

δίασπρος (díaspros)

Descendants

Greek: άσπρο (áspro), άσπρος (áspros)
→ English: aspron
→ Serbo-Croatian: ȁspra

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἄσπρος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 154