asser

Meaning

1. (declension-3, masculine) beam, pole, stake, plank, particularly the poles supporting a lectica, a Roman litter
2. (Medieval-Latin, declension-3, masculine) shaft, arrows

Concepts

pole

rod

stave

staff

spar

bar

handle

shaft

stake

cane

baton

stick

club

a stake

fishing rod

Synonyms

contus

hasta

trudis

arundo

baculum

baculus

Translations

Stange

barra

barra

vara

pal

Barre

stang

vara

barra

pijp

baar

spijl

cana

paal

roede

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈas.sɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”), the same root of assis, axis.