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Asto vs Asper - What's the difference?

asto | asper |

As nouns the difference between asto and asper

is that asto is donkey while asper is (phonetics) rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it or asper can be (historical) any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.

As an adjective asper is

rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.

asto

Not English

Asto has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'asto':

agito, azido

asper

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) aspre (modern .

Alternative forms

* aspre

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Rough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • An asper sound.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (phonetics) Rough breathing; a mark (#) indicating that part of a word is aspirated, or pronounced with h before it.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) aspre or (etyl) aspro, both from (etyl)

    Alternative forms

    * aspron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) Any one of several small coins, circulated around the eastern Mediterranean area from the 12th to 17th centuries.
  • * , I.40:
    • And for ten Aspers you shall daily finde some amongst them, that will give themselves a deepe gash with a Scimitarie, either in their armes or thighes.

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