Italian

Noun

ascia f ‎(plural asce)

1. axe, tomahawk

See also

• scure
• mannaia

Verb

ascia

1. third-person singular present indicative of asciare
2. second-person singular imperative of asciare

Related terms

• asciata

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- ‎(“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp, pointed”). See axe.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.ki.a/

Noun

ascia f ‎(genitive asciae); first declension

1. an axe
2. a mason's trowel

Inflection

First declension.

Synonyms

• (axe): secūris

Descendants

References

• ascia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ascia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ascia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• ascia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ascia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin