aspide

== Italian == === Alternative forms === aspido (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aspidem, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra”). Doublet of aspe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈas.pi.de/ Rhymes: -aspide Hyphenation: à‧spi‧de === Noun === aspide m (plural aspidi) vernacular name of various venomous ophidians synonym of cobra egiziano (“Egyptian cobra”): asp (figurative) a malicious or malevolent person a kind of cannon similar to a culverin === Further reading === aspide in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === apside, dipesa, sapide == Latin == === Noun === aspide ablative singular of aspis == Middle English == === Alternative forms === aspidis === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French aspide, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper; shield”). Doublet of aspe (“asp”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaspid(ə)/ === Noun === aspide (plural aspides) asp (snake) ==== References ==== “aspide, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.