Hyphenation
As·penTurkish pronunciation
äspınPronunciation
/ˈaspən/ /ˈæspən/
Etymology
[ 'as-p&n ] (noun.) 1596. Middle English aspen 'made of aspen wood', from asp 'aspen', from Old English æspe, from Proto-Germanic *aspom (compare Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish asp), from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp- (compare Welsh aethnen, Latin abiēs 'fir', Latvian apse, Polish osa, Armenian op'i 'poplar').