aspero

See also: áspero

Latin

Etymology

From asper (“rough”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pe.roː/, [ˈäs̠pɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.pe.ro/, [ˈäspero]

Verb

asperō (present infinitive asperāre, perfect active asperāvī, supine asperātum); first conjugation

1. to make rough or uneven, roughen
2. to make sharp, sharpen, whet
3. to make fierce, rouse up, excite, enrage, exasperate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of asperō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asperō	asperās	asperat	asperāmus	asperātis	asperant
	imperfect	asperābam	asperābās	asperābat	asperābāmus	asperābātis	asperābant
	future	asperābō	asperābis	asperābit	asperābimus	asperābitis	asperābunt
	perfect	asperāvī	asperāvistī	asperāvit	asperāvimus	asperāvistis	asperāvērunt, asperāvēre
	pluperfect	asperāveram	asperāverās	asperāverat	asperāverāmus	asperāverātis	asperāverant
	future perfect	asperāverō	asperāveris	asperāverit	asperāverimus	asperāveritis	asperāverint
passive	present	asperor	asperāris, asperāre	asperātur	asperāmur	asperāminī	asperantur
	imperfect	asperābar	asperābāris, asperābāre	asperābātur	asperābāmur	asperābāminī	asperābantur
	future	asperābor	asperāberis, asperābere	asperābitur	asperābimur	asperābiminī	asperābuntur
	perfect	asperātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	asperātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	asperātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asperem	asperēs	asperet	asperēmus	asperētis	asperent
imperfect	asperārem	asperārēs	asperāret	asperārēmus	asperārētis	asperārent
perfect	asperāverim	asperāverīs	asperāverit	asperāverīmus	asperāverītis	asperāverint
pluperfect	asperāvissem	asperāvissēs	asperāvisset	asperāvissēmus	asperāvissētis	asperāvissent
passive	present	asperer	asperēris, asperēre	asperētur	asperēmur	asperēminī	asperentur
imperfect	asperārer	asperārēris, asperārēre	asperārētur	asperārēmur	asperārēminī	asperārentur
perfect	asperātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	asperātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	asperā	—	—	asperāte	—
	future	—	asperātō	asperātō	—	asperātōte	asperantō
passive	present	—	asperāre	—	—	asperāminī	—
	future	—	asperātor	asperātor	—	—	asperantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		asperāre	asperāvisse	asperātūrum esse	asperārī	asperātum esse	asperātum īrī
participles		asperāns	—	asperātūrus	—	asperātus	asperandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		asperandī	asperandō	asperandum	asperandō	asperātum	asperātū

Derived terms

• asperātus
• exasperō

Related terms

• asper

References

• “aspero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “aspero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• aspero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) rough and hilly ground: loca aspera et montuosa (Planc. 9. 22)
    

Portuguese

Adjective

aspero (feminine aspera, masculine plural asperos, feminine plural asperas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of áspero.