asperum

Latin

Etymology

Neuter substantive of asper (“harsh”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pe.rum/, [ˈäs̠pɛrʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pe.rum/, [ˈäsperum]

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).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	asperum	aspera
Genitive	asperī	asperōrum
Dative	asperō	asperīs
Accusative	asperum	aspera
Ablative	asperō	asperīs
Vocative	asperum	aspera

Descendants

Galician: áspero
Italian: aspro
Portuguese: áspero
Spanish: áspero

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.

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