spiritus asper en · NOUN
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).
Meanings
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Synonym of rough breathing.
h, as an aspirate, is very frequent in Chinese ; it is generally a stronger aspirate than in English : in the dialects of the south it is often changed into f, in the north into s, or sh. To mark an aspirate after a consonant, we use the Greek spiritus asper in preference to h.
1836 May, “System of Orthography for Chinese words”, in The Chinese Repository, volume V, number I, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spiritus aspers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |