adj · name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈæspən/
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 S P AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to the aspen tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Tremulous, trembling.
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Usage: obsolete
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Resembling an asp in some way
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Resembling an asp in some way
wagging, gossiping.
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Usage: obsolete
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5
name
Meaning 5
A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
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6
name
Meaning 6
A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
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7
name
Meaning 7
A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.
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8
name
Meaning 8
A surname.
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9
noun
Meaning 9
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
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10
noun
Meaning 10
The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which to make a wicker basket.
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11
noun
Meaning 11
any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: poplar, poplar tree
Narrower terms: quaking aspen, European quaking aspen, Populus tremula, American quaking aspen, American aspen, Populus tremuloides, Canadian aspen, bigtooth aspen, bigtoothed aspen, big-toothed aspen, large-toothed aspen, large tooth aspen, Populus grandidentata
History
Etymology
From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
Named for its aspen trees.
From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (“aspen”). More at asp.
Across languages
Translations
99 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
абӷьықыџьқыџь
(abğjəkədžkədž)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Afrikaans:
trilpopulier
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Ahtna:
cʼetʼaanʼ baatsʼi
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Western Apache:
chʼił kʼę́ʼé
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Armenian:
կաղամախի
(kaġamaxi)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Old Armenian:
ոփի
(opʻi)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Azerbaijani:
ağcaqovaq
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Bashkir:
уҫаҡ
(uśaq)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Bashkir:
ауһаҡ
(awhaq)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Bulgarian:
трепетлика
(trepetlika)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Catalan:
trèmol
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Chechen:
мах
(max)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Cheyenne:
vé'škee'e
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Chinese Mandarin:
山楊 /山杨
(shānyáng)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Chukchi:
тыӄыԓ
(tyqyḷ)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Chukchi:
тъэԓы
(tʺėḷy)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Czech:
topol
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Czech:
osika
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Danish:
asp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Danish:
aspetræ
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Danish:
esp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Danish:
espetræ
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Dutch:
esp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Dutch:
ratelpopulier
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Erzya:
пой
(poj)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Esperanto:
tremolo
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Estonian:
haab
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Evenki:
хула
(hula)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Faroese:
øsp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Faroese:
esp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Finnish:
haapa
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
French:
tremble
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Galician:
álamo tremo
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Georgian:
ვერხვი
(verxvi)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
German:
Espe
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
German:
Zitterpappel
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Hebrew:
צַפְצָפָה
(tzaftzafá)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Hungarian:
nyár
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Hungarian:
nyárfa
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Icelandic:
ösp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Icelandic:
espi
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Icelandic:
espitré
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Ingrian:
haapa
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Irish:
crann creathach
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Italian:
pioppo
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Japanese:
山鳴らし
(yama-narashi)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Kaitag:
би́за
(bíza)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Komi-Zyrian:
пипу
(pipu)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Korean:
사시나무
(sasinamu)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Latvian:
apse
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Low German:
fledder
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Macedonian:
јасика
(jasika)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Manx:
çhengey ny mraane
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Manx:
croan-craaee
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Eastern Mari:
шопке
(šopke)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Western Mari:
шапки
(šapki)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Mongolian:
улиас
(ulias)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Nanai:
поло
(polo)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Navajo:
tʼiisbáí
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Nogai:
актерек
(akterek)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Norman:
trembl'ye
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Norwegian Bokmål:
osp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Norwegian Bokmål:
asp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
osp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Old English:
æspe
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Old Norse:
ǫsp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Polish:
osika
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Portuguese:
choupo-tremedor
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Portuguese:
faia-preta
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Romanian:
plop tremurător
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Russian:
оси́на
(osína)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Scottish Gaelic:
critheann
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Shor:
апсақ
(apsaq)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Slovak:
topoľ
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Slovak:
osika
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Slovak:
topoľ osikový
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Slovene:
trepetlika
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Southern Altai:
аспак
(aspak)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Spanish:
álamo temblón
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Swedish:
asp
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Tewa:
nana
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Thai:
แอสเพน
(ɛ̂ɛs-peen)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Turkish:
titrek kavak
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Turkish:
dağ kavağı
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Udmurt:
пипу
(pipu)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Ukrainian:
осика
(osyka)
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Volapük:
söip
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Votic:
aapõ
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Welsh:
aethnen
— tree of genus Populus sect. Populus
Bulgarian:
трепетлика
(trepetlika)
— wood of such a tree