rough breathing
Meanings
noun
- Aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
- A diacritic (῾ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of Latin spīritus asper, from Ancient Greek δασὺ πνεῦμα (dasù pneûma).
Synonyms
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