aspide

See also: áspide

Italian

Alternative forms

• aspido (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.pi.de/
• Rhymes: -aspide
• Hyphenation: à‧spi‧de

Noun

aspide m (plural aspidi)

1. vernacular name of various venomous ophidians
2. synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp
3. (figurative) a malicious or malevolent person
4. a kind of cannon similar to a culverin

Further reading

• aspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• apside, dipesa, sapide

Latin

Noun

aspide

1. ablative singular of aspis

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aspidis

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French aspide, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”). Doublet of aspe (“asp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaspid(ə)/

Noun

aspide (plural aspides)

1. asp (snake)

References

• “aspide, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.