а́спид

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1.
asp, viper, venomous snake
В траве́ притаи́лся а́спид.
An asp was hiding in the grass.
Chiefly bookish or biblical; in folk usage any poisonous snake.
2.
viper, snake
Уйди́ с глаз мои́х, а́спид!
Get out of my sight, you viper!
Figurative, colloquial and dated, used as abuse.
3.
(rare) slatemineralogy
Грифельные доски́ де́лали из а́спида.
Writing boards used to be made of slate.
Dated technical term for the stone of writing slates.

Declension