English Dictionary

spiritus asper

noun

(orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or rho.

The spiritus asper filled the room with its strong aroma.

意味（1）

(orthography) A diacritic mark in Ancient Greek used to indicate aspiration of an initial vowel or rho.

The spiritus asper mark looks like an opening single quote, as in the word εὑρίσκω (heurískõ), the word εὕρηκα (heúrēka), or the word ἕξις (héxis, habit).