Asper
Asper (as"pẽr) , adjective
[Old English aspre, Old French aspre, French âpre, from Latin asper rough.]
Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic]
An asper sound.
Asper (as"pẽr) , noun
[Latin spiritus asper rough breathing.]
(Greek Grammar) The rough breathing; a mark (a) placed over an initial vowel sound or over ρ to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced hōs, "rh`twr, pronounced hrā"tōr.
Asper , noun
[French aspre or Italian aspro, from MGr. 'a`spron, 'a`spros, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver coins).]
A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.