Dictionary

rough breathing en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of Latin spīritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).

Meanings

1. Aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
2. A diacritic (῾ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.

Forms

Coordinates

spiritus lenis · smooth breathing

Synonyms

dasia · spiritus asper · dasy pneuma

Translations (16)

cmn 粗氣符 /粗气符 (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · pt espírito áspero (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · el δασεία (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · bg дасия (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · grc δασὺ πνεῦμα (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · ru даси́я (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · la spīritus asper (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · fi vahva henkäys (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · it spirito aspro (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · pl przydech mocny (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · fr esprit rude (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · scn spìritu àguru (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · la dasīa (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · de Spiritus asper (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · fi spiritus asper (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) · es espíritu áspero (Ancient Greek diacritical mark)