vesper

See also Vesper

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɛspə/

Noun

vesper (plural vespers)

1. The bell that summons worshipers to vespers; the vesper-bell
2. (poetic) evening

Anagrams

• perves

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Catalan

Etymology

vespa +‎ -er. Compare French guêpier, Portuguese vespeiro, Romanian viespar, Italian vespaio.

Noun

vesper m (plural vespers)

1. wasp nest
2. wasp group
3. (colloquial) complicated mess

Related terms

• vespa

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wekʷsperos. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hesperos), Old Church Slavonic вєчєръ (večerŭ) and Old Armenian գիշեր (gišer).

Noun

vesper (genitive vesperī); m, second declension

1. the evening, even, eve, even-tide
2. the evening-star

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vesper	vesperī
genitive	vesperī	vesperōrum
dative	vesperō	vesperīs
accusative	vesperum	vesperōs
ablative	vesperō	vesperīs
vocative	vesper 1	vesperī

¹May also be vespere.

Related terms

• vespera

Descendants

• Catalan: vespre
• Dalmatian: viaspro