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Meaning of rough breathing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Aspiration on a vowel or semivowel in Ancient Greek.
  2. A diacritic (῾ (h)/◌̔) in Ancient, Medieval and Modern Greek used to indicate this aspiration (or its historical presence), e.g. ἁ, ῥ.

Equivalents

Deutsch Spiritus asper
Ελληνικά δασεία
Español espíritu áspero
Suomi spiritus asper vahva henkäys
Français esprit rude
Italiano spirito aspro
Latina spiritus asper
Português espírito áspero
Русский даси́я

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

rough collie Rough Common rough cut rough diamond rough edges rough end of the pineapple

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