vesper
/ˈvespə/VEH-spur
/ˈvɛspɚ/VEH-spur
Meaningevening
Common meaning: evening
Other meanings: evening prayers
- vespernightfall; the star seen at duskLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1980 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinvesper‘the evening star’source
- Englishvesper‘evening’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vesper ‘nightfall’.
Roots
- vesper, -erī Latin “nightfall; the star seen at dusk”
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