Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aspis

/ˈæspɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: as-pis
IPA: /ˈæspɪs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.

noun

An asp or generic venomous snake

Archaic

noun

A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain

Example Sentences

""shield both large and tough" has never said that aspides are small and weak […]"
"Flesh dipped in the sea Ægeum will never be sweet; the herb Trigion being once bit with an aspis never groweth, and conscience once stained with innocent blood is always tied to a guilty remorse."
"As might be expected, characters of the aspides themselves are not of much value in pollen identification, but they are easily recognized and many three-pored, aspidate grains are broadly categorized as "betuloid" in studies of airborne pollen."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “flat bowl shape, shield”).

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

aspides (plural)

Derived Forms

aspidate protaspis

Frequently Paired Words

hoplon annulus

Questions

How do you pronounce aspis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæspɪs/.
What does aspis mean?: A type of round shield borne by ancient Greek soldiers.
Where does aspis come from?: From Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “flat bowl shape, shield”).

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