LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

aspis

aspis f (genitive aspidis)
Classical[ˈas.pɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.pis]

Meaning

  1. feminineasp (venomous snake)
  2. feminineviper

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaspisaspidēs
genitiveaspidisaspidum
dativeaspidīaspidibus
accusativeaspidemaspidēs
ablativeaspideaspidibus
vocativeaspisaspidēs

aspis, ĭdis, f. (acc. Gr. aspida, Luc. 9, 701; plur. aspidas, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 47) [ἀσπίς, com. shield, rarely an asp; this order of frequency is reversed in Lat.].
I. The asp, viper: Coluber, Linn.; Plin. 29, 4, 18, § 65: aspide ad corpus admoto, Cic. Rab. Post. 9: si scieris aspidem occulte latere uspiam, id. Fin. 2, 18, 59; Isid. Orig. 12, 4, 12.—
II. A shield, = ἀσπίς, Just. Nov. 85 fin.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “round shield or asp”).

Descendants
  • Catalanàspid
  • Englishaspis
  • Italianaspide
  • Portugueseáspide
  • Spanisháspid
  • Galicianáspide

Quick answers

What does aspis mean in Latin?
aspis, a noun, means “asp (venomous snake); viper”.
What is the genitive of aspis?
The genitive singular is aspidis. aspis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce aspis?
In classical Latin, [ˈas.pɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈas.pis].