"aspis" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈas.pɪs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈas.pis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís)bor. Latin aspis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “round shield or asp”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:ἀσπίς<t:round shield or asp>|text=+|title=aspis|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís)bor. Latin aspis [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "round shield or asp", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀσπίς", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "aspis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="aspis"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “round shield or asp”). Head templates: {{la-noun|aspis/aspid<3>|g=f}} aspis f (genitive aspidis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aspis/aspid<3>}} Forms: aspidis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aspis [nominative, singular], aspidēs [nominative, plural], aspidis [genitive, singular], aspidum [genitive, plural], aspidī [dative, singular], aspidibus [dative, plural], aspidem [accusative, singular], aspidēs [accusative, plural], aspide [ablative, singular], aspidibus [ablative, plural], aspis [singular, vocative], aspidēs [plural, vocative]
  1. asp (venomous snake) Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-aspis-la-noun-rbfO9jSt Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 84 16 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 81 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19
  2. viper Tags: declension-3, feminine
    Sense id: en-aspis-la-noun-iV0bqcoG Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Snakes Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 44 56 Disambiguation of Snakes: 24 76

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ca",
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "gl",
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "áspide"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "aspide"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "áspide"
    },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "aspidis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
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      "form": "aspis",
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    },
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      "form": "aspidēs",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "aspidis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidī",
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "aspidēs",
          "aspides#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspide",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "aspidēs",
          "aspides#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aspis/aspid<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        [
          "viper",
          "viper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.pɪs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.pis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin entries with etymology texts",
    "Latin entries with etymology trees",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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        "borrowed"
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      "word": "aspide"
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        "borrowed"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aspidis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspis",
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        "nominative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidēs",
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidis",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidī",
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidēs",
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        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspide",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aspis",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "aspidēs",
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        [
          "aspidēs",
          "aspides#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.pɪs]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈas.pis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aspis"
}

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