"asp" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æsp/ Audio: en-us-asp.ogg [US] Forms: asps [plural]
Rhymes: -æsp Etymology: From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aspe}} Middle English aspe, {{der|en|fro|aspe}} Old French aspe, {{der|en|la|aspis}} Latin aspis, {{m|la|aspidis|t=asp, viper; shield}} aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”), {{taxlink|Naja haje|species}} Naja haje, {{der|en|grc|ἀσπίς|t=shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje}} Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”), {{cog|enm|aspide}} Middle English aspide Head templates: {{en-noun}} asp (plural asps)
  1. (archaic) A water snake. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-uWQvrH3A
  2. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis). Categories (lifeform): Vipers Synonyms (Vipera aspis): asp viper, European asp, aspis viper Translations (Vipera aspis): escurçó pirinenc [masculine] (Catalan), aspisadder [common-gender] (Dutch), aspiskyy (Finnish), aspic [masculine] (French), Aspisviper [feminine] (German), αστρίτης (astrítis) [masculine] (Greek), aspide [masculine] (Italian), صاغر ییلان (sağır yılan) (Ottoman Turkish), żmija żebrowana [feminine] (Polish), áspide [feminine] (Portuguese), а́списовая гадю́ка (áspisovaja gadjúka) [feminine] (Russian), áspid [masculine] (Spanish), aspishuggorm (Swedish), sağır yılan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-ysl71hP0 Disambiguation of Vipers: 8 33 36 11 1 3 9 Disambiguation of 'Vipera aspis': 2 71 27 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Vipera aspis': 2 71 27 0 0
  3. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje). Categories (lifeform): Elapid snakes, Vipers, Willows and poplars
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-RKc6uh~n Disambiguation of Elapid snakes: 8 27 41 11 1 3 9 Disambiguation of Vipers: 8 33 36 11 1 3 9 Disambiguation of Willows and poplars: 4 21 37 2 2 16 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 14 49 2 0 6 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 8 55 2 0 3 31
  4. (figurative) An evil person; a snake. Tags: figuratively Categories (lifeform): Vipers
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-sCR~k4Yk Disambiguation of Vipers: 8 33 36 11 1 3 9
  5. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius). Categories (lifeform): Leuciscine fish Translations (fish Aspius aspius): bolen dravý (Czech), asp [common-gender] (Danish), roofblei [feminine] (Dutch), toutain (Finnish), aspe [masculine] (French), Rapfen [masculine] (German), Schied [masculine] (German), balin (Hungarian), őn (Hungarian), aspio [masculine] (Italian), asp [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), boleń [masculine] (Polish), boleń pospolity [masculine] (Polish), chwat [masculine] (Polish), rap [masculine] (Polish), rapa [feminine] (Polish), avat [masculine] (Romanian), же́рех (žérex) [masculine] (Russian), asp [common-gender] (Swedish), біли́зна (bilýzna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), же́рех (žérex) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-NXNd87Vt Disambiguation of Leuciscine fish: 3 12 27 1 40 4 13 Disambiguation of 'fish Aspius aspius': 0 0 0 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aspish, sand asp
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /æsp/ Audio: en-us-asp.ogg [US] Forms: asps [plural]
Rhymes: -æsp Etymology: From Middle English aspe (aspen (in compounds)), from Old English æspe (æspan (in compounds)), from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic *aspō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp-. See also Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål asp, Norwegian Nynorsk osp; also Welsh aethnen, Latin abiēs (“fir”), Latvian apse, Polish osa, Old Armenian ոփի (opʻi, “poplar”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aspe}} Middle English aspe, {{m|enm|aspen|pos=in compounds}} aspen (in compounds), {{inh|en|ang|æspe}} Old English æspe, {{m|ang|æspan|pos=in compounds}} æspan (in compounds), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*aspu}} Proto-West Germanic *aspu, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*aspō}} Proto-Germanic *aspō, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*Hosp-}} Proto-Indo-European *Hosp-, {{cog|nl|esp}} Dutch esp, {{cog|de|Espe}} German Espe, {{cog|sv|-}} Swedish, {{cog|nb|asp}} Norwegian Bokmål asp, {{cog|nn|osp}} Norwegian Nynorsk osp, {{cog|cy|aethnen}} Welsh aethnen, {{cog|la|abiēs|t=fir}} Latin abiēs (“fir”), {{cog|lv|apse}} Latvian apse, {{cog|pl|osa}} Polish osa, {{cog|xcl|ոփի|t=poplar}} Old Armenian ոփի (opʻi, “poplar”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} asp (plural asps)
  1. An aspen tree. Derived forms: quaking asp
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-mQS1ps2Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /æsp/ Audio: en-us-asp.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -æsp Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} asp
  1. (UK, law, in citation) Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Act of the Scottish Parliament Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-asp-en-noun-Wo~o8VkJ Categories (other): British English Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English aspe (aspen (in compounds)), from Old English æspe (æspan (in compounds)), from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic *aspō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp-.\nSee also Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål asp, Norwegian Nynorsk osp; also Welsh aethnen, Latin abiēs (“fir”), Latvian apse, Polish osa, Old Armenian ոփի (opʻi, “poplar”).",
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    }
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        "An aspen tree."
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        ]
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    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/En-us-asp.ogg/En-us-asp.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/En-us-asp.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "asp"
  ],
  "word": "asp"
}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with unknown or uncertain plurals",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/æsp",
    "Rhymes:English/æsp/1 syllable",
    "en:Elapid snakes",
    "en:Leuciscine fish",
    "en:Vipers",
    "en:Willows and poplars"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Act of the Scottish Parliament"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English initialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament."
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      "ipa": "/æsp/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æsp"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-asp.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/En-us-asp.ogg/En-us-asp.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/En-us-asp.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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}

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