asperum
Latin
Etymology
Neuter substantive of asper (“harsh”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈas.pɛ.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈas.pe.rum]
Noun
asperum n (genitive asperī); second declension
- an uneven, rough, harsh place or landscape
- (especially in the plural) adversity, difficulties
- Per aspera ad astra.
- Through hardships to the stars.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asperum | aspera |
| genitive | asperī | asperōrum |
| dative | asperō | asperīs |
| accusative | asperum | aspera |
| ablative | asperō | asperīs |
| vocative | asperum | aspera |
Descendants
References
- “asper”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- asper in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.