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

1. an uneven, rough, harsh place or landscape
2. (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.