Phrase guide

rough breathing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A diacritic ( ̔ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, orthography, publishing, writing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spiritus asper, dasia, dasy pneuma

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque of Latin spīritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дасия (dasija) — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Chinese Mandarin: 粗氣符 /粗气符 — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Finnish: vahva henkäys — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Finnish: spiritus asper — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • French: esprit rude — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • German: Spiritus asper — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Greek: δασεία (daseía) — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Ancient Greek: δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma) — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Italian: spirito aspro — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Latin: spīritus asper — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Latin: dasīa — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Polish: przydech mocny — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Portuguese: espírito áspero — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Russian: даси́я (dasíja) — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Sicilian: spìritu àguru — Ancient Greek diacritical mark
  • Spanish: espíritu áspero — Ancient Greek diacritical mark