aspiratio

Latin > English

aspiratio aspirationis N F :: aspiration, desire
aspiratio aspiratio aspirationis N F :: exhalation; blowing on; aspiration; sounding "h"

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

aspīrātĭo: (adsp-), ōnis, f. id..
I In gen.
   A Lit., a blowing or breathing to or upon: animantes adspiratione aëris sustinentur, by the blowing or breathing of the air (not by respiration, as it is commonly rendered), Cic. N. D. 2, 33, 83: ventorum, Lact. 7, 3 fin.—
   B Trop.: superni numinis, favor, Amm. 15, 2.—Hence,
II Esp.
   A Evaporation, exhalation: quae omnia fiunt et ex caeli varietate et ex disparili adspiratione terrarum, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; 1, 57, 130.—
   B In gram., the enunciation of a word with an h sound, a breathing, aspiration: ita majores locutos esse, ut nusquam nisi in vocali aspiratione uterentur, Cic. Or. 48, 160: per aspirationem apud nos potest quaeri, an in scripto sit vitium, si h littera est, non nota, Quint. 1, 5, 19; 1, 4, 9 Spald.; 1, 6, 21; 6, 3, 55 al.; cf. Apul. de Nota Aspirat. Osann.—Hence meton., the aspirate, i.e. the letter H itself, Prisc. p. 547; 1038 al.; Phoc. Aspir. p. 1721 sq. P.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

aspīrātĭō (adsp-) ōnis, f. (aspiro),
1 aspiration : aeris Cic. Nat. 2, 83, aspiration de l’air, [dans la respiration]
2 exhalaison, émanation : Cic. Div. 1, 79
3 [gramm.] aspiration : nusquam nisi in vocali aspiratione uti Cic. Or. 160, ne faire l’aspiration que sur une voyelle
4 [fig.] inspiration divine : Iren. Hær. 1, 15, 6 || souffle favorable, faveur : Amm. 15, 2, 8 ; 26, 1, 5.

Latin > German (Georges)

aspīrātio, ōnis, f. (aspiro), das Anwehen, Anhauchen, I) eig.: A) im allg.: aëris, das Anwehen, Anhauchen der Luft, Cic.: u. so ventorum, Lact.: quae omnia fiunt et ex caeli varietate et ex disparili aspiratione terrarum (anwehende Aus dünstung), Cic. – B) als gramm. t. t., der Anhauch, die Aspiration, u. meton. = der Buchstabe H, Cic. or. 160. Quint. 1, 4, 9 u. 14 ö. Fronto de b. Parth. p. 221, 11 N. (Plur.). Prisc. 1, 5; 1, 24 u. ö. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 17. – II) übtr.: a) die göttliche od. dämonische Eingebung, asp. dei, Interpret. Iren. 3, 21, 2: asp. caelestis, Cassiod. var. 11, 2 extr.: daemonum aspiratio u. aspirationes, Tert. apol. 22. Lact. 2, 14, 10. – b) der Gunsthauch, die Gunst, asp. superni numinis, Amm. 15, 2, 8: asp. numinis caelestis, Amm. 26, 1, 5.

Latin > Chinese

aspiratio, onis. f. :: 呼吸。喉音。— coeli 天之陰力。— terrae 流星。