asperge

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈspɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒ === Etymology 1 === From Latin aspergō (compare aspersion from the same verb). ==== Verb ==== asperge (third-person singular simple present asperges, present participle asperging, simple past and past participle asperged) (transitive) To sprinkle. === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== asperge (plural asperges) An aspergillum. === Anagrams === preages, presage, sperage == Dutch == === Alternative forms === aspergie (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French asperge, from Medieval Latin asparagus, sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑsˈpɛr.ʒə/ Hyphenation: as‧per‧ge Rhymes: -ɛrʒə === Noun === asperge f (plural asperges, diminutive aspergetje n) asparagus, Asparagus officinalis (plant, vegetable) ==== Derived terms ==== aspergesteker ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: aspersie → Papiamentu: asperge === Further reading === asperge on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin asparagus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /as.pɛʁʒ/ === Noun === asperge f (plural asperges) asparagus (any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers) asparagus (the young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable) (informal) beanpole (tall, thin person) 1926, Marcel Aymé, Brûlebois, Éditions Gallimard, chap. II, 1975 ed., p. 25 Synonym: échalas === Further reading === “asperge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === présage == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /asˈpɛr.d͡ʒe/ Rhymes: -ɛrdʒe Hyphenation: a‧spèr‧ge === Verb === asperge third-person singular present indicative of aspergere === Anagrams === esparge == Latin == === Verb === asperge second-person singular present active imperative of aspergō