ASPIS, aspis
Sounds Like: AH-spis
Translations: asp, viper, serpent, dragon, shield, a shield
From the root: ASPIS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: Aspis is a Latin noun with a dual meaning. Most commonly, it refers to a venomous snake, specifically an asp or viper. In a less common but significant usage, it can also refer to a round shield, particularly one used by the Greeks. Its meaning depends on the context in which it is used.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative or Vocative, Feminine, Third Declension
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ASPIS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ASPIDIBUS — (to) asps, (by) asps, (with) asps, (for) asps
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